Tax Records in North Carolina: Home

Tax records are a valuable research tool. This guide provides tips and information to help you learn to navigate through the records. Records before 1900 are mostly located at the State Archives of North Carolina. Some are available on microfilm and can be borrowed from the Government and Heritage Library through you local library using Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Tax records can be useful in many ways, but many researchers rely on them to find out where their ancestor lived between census years. In this guide, you can find:

• North Carolina Tax Records - Find out the most common type of tax record and where they are located.
• Genealogical Value - Why look through tax records? Find out!
• Resources - A list of reources at the Government and Heritage Library for land records before 1800.
• Get More Help - Contact GHL staff for additional assistance.

This LibGuide is maintained by the
SLNC Government & Heritage Library

Website:
https://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/about-us/government-and-heritage-library

Phone: (919) 814-6790

Email: slnc.reference@dncr.nc.gov

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Raleigh, NC 27601

Mailing address:
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