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If you are trying to find someone free, this covers the state of North Carolina. Each page is laid out very simply, find what you are looking for or follow the links. There are so many in some, we have had to break them up to avoid slowing your internet connection. The bottom of the page may contain further instructions.

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A people search for North Carolina with free public access search

We don't claim to have the largest collection of websites for searching, but they grow everyday and users suggest new ones or correct mistakes all the time. Take your time to be thorough, it's understandable that you would want to get your answers and run, but if you want free, you have to work for it a little. So-called "premium" sites will charge for what you find here, and they offer nothing different. If you can't find it here or elsewhere, we do have recommendations on the very bottom of each page for true information providers that are reliable and trustworthy.

North Carolina is well represented online with websites for official court, government, law enforcement, local and state-level search of records of people, property, arrest and criminal history, business and licensed professional service providers, including doctors and lawyers and hairdressers...oh my. This state's people search using multiple public record sites is easy and simple. All the sites on this page allow you to search by name, date or in courts, by case number. You can also use the local site for county, city and other areas to find specific details about business and other agencies that may be able to help in your free people search. Vital Statistics forms are available for download or printing directly from here, prices vary, but generally only cost more online due to shipping and advanced delivery methods. Please compare prices to see for yourself.

State Homepage
North Carolina Online

Vital Statistics
The state requires a $15.00 fee to perform the search, whether the correct information is found. If the search is successful, a certified copy will be issued to you.

North Carolina Birth
North Carolina Birth certificate form online
(also in Spanish)
North Carolina Birth Certificate Online
North Carolina Death
see below
Find North Carolina Deaths In Public Records
North Carolina Death Certificate Online
North Carolina Divorce
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North Carolina Divorces In Public Records
North Carolina Divorce Certificate Online
North Carolina Marriage
see below
North Carolina Marriages In Public Records
North Carolina Marriage Certificate Online

Death, Marriage, or Divorce Certificate Application form (also in Spanish) copy and mail to address on form.

Courts and Criminal Records
There may be some links to courts or records not listed here, so please check the Court Records page as well. Not all these court sites allow searches of public records. Also, inmate, prisoner and arrest records can be found using the links in the left menu.
Courthouses by County
Trial Courts By County
Offender Information - Public search (Inmates)
Sex Offenders Lookup
North Carolina court system
County criminal courts
Electronic case filing system, supreme and appellate
Supreme court docket

people search to find jail inmate search and department of corrections offender lookup
North Carolina department of corrections offender search
North Carolina Sheriff's Association, where we found the sheriff's who run the jails - Thanks!
Statewide inmate search - covers most of NC.
Anson
Avery County jail
Brunswick County - check for progress
Buncombe County detention center, warrants
Burke County jail
Cabarrus County Sheriff's office, inmate search
Caldwell County detention
Catawba County Who's in jail
Chatham County jail, this months arrests
Cherokee County arrest report
Chowan County detention facility
Columbus County in custody report (PDF)
Craven County jail division
Cumberland County jail - search page
Currituck County jail
Dare County detention center
Duplin County detention center
Durham County detention services
Forsyth County detention center
Guilford County inmate inquiry- Who's in jail
Harnett County jail
Jackson county detention
Johnston County, NC
Lincoln County detention center
Macon County criminal justice
Mecklenburg inmate search
New Hanover County jail
Orange county jail, NC, inmate roster
Polk County jail
Randolph County warrants
Rockingham County detention
Rowan County inmate listing
Samson County
Scotland County detention center
Stanly County detention center
Stokes County jail
Surry
Union County jail inmate
Wayne
Wilkes County warrants
Wilson police active warrants
Yadkin detention center
Most of these didn't have anything about jails on their sites, but report inmate population lists to VineLink, that link can be found on the main links page.
Alamance, Alexander, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Carteret, Caswell, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Haywood, Henderson, Hertford, Hoke, Iredell, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, McDowell, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Richmond, Robeson, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Vance, Wake, Washington, Watauga, Yancy.

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County Sites
These are the county sites we have found on the internet. If your county isn't here and you're sure they have a website, please contact us with the most recent web address you have. County sites can be helpful because they are the hub for most legal activities involving people. A courthouse site will list court, sheriff, jail, inmate search, arrest warrant, most wanted, sex offender registry, clerk of courts, rulings from judges, land records and deeds, deaths and marriages and in some instances birth records, plus most have either cemetery archives or listings for the churches in the area that do. On the whole, the best place to start is here.
Alamance County
Alexander County
Anson County
Avery County
Beaufort County
Bertie County
Bladen County
Brunswick County
Buncombe County
Burke County
Cabarrus County
Caldwell County
Carteret County
Caswell County
Catawba County
Chatham County
Cherokee County
Chowan County
Cleveland County
Columbus County
Craven County
Cumberland County
Currituck County
Dare County
Davidson County
Davie County
Duplin County
Durham County
Edgecombe County
Forsyth County
Franklin County
Gaston County
Granville County
Greene County
Guilford County
Halifax County
Harnett County
Haywood County
Henderson County
Hertford County
Hoke County
Iredell County
Jackson County
Johnston County
Jones County
Lee County
Lenoir County
Lincoln County
Macon County
McDowell County
Mecklenburg County
Mitchell County
Montgomery County
Moore County
Nash County
New Hanover County
Northampton County
Onslow County
Orange County
Pamlico County
Pasquotank County
Pender County
Perquimans County
Person County
Pitt County
Polk County
Randolph County
Richmond County
Robeson County
Rockingham County
Rowan County
Rutherford County
Scotland County
Stanly County
Stokes County
Surry County
Swain County
Transylvania County
Union County
Vance County
Wake County
Washington County
Watauga County
Wayne County
Wilkes County
Wilson County
Yadkin County

City Sites
City and other local sites can help in your search for someone if you need to find nearby business directories or to use any chamber of commerce or better business bureau member database that might be available to the public. Contacting people at these may increase your chances to find people free if you make an effort to contact people at the cities web sites. Other things you can find are accident, criminal activity and police reports., search felons and other high risk felony offenders that are at large. Another useful purpose is to find people free by using locals who may know more than the internet.
Albemarle, North Carolina
Archdale, North Carolina
Asheboro, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Belmont, North Carolina
Bessemer City, North Carolina
Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina
Brevard, North Carolina
Burlington, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Clinton, North Carolina
Concord, North Carolina
Conover, North Carolina
Creedmoor, North Carolina
Dunn, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Eden, North Carolina
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Gastonia, North Carolina
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Graham, North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greenville, North Carolina
Hamlet, North Carolina
Havelock, North Carolina
Henderson, North Carolina
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Hickory, North Carolina
High Point, North Carolina
Jacksonville, North Carolina
Kannapolis, North Carolina
King, North Carolina
Kinston, North Carolina
Laurinburg, North Carolina
Lenoir, North Carolina
Lexington, North Carolina
Lincolnton, North Carolina
Lumberton, North Carolina
Marion, North Carolina
Mebane, North Carolina
Monroe, North Carolina
Morganton, North Carolina
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Holly, North Carolina
New Bern, North Carolina
Newton, North Carolina
Oxford, North Carolina
Raeford, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Randleman, North Carolina
Reidsville, North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Roxboro, North Carolina
Salisbury, North Carolina
Sanford, North Carolina
Shelby, North Carolina
Southport, North Carolina
Statesville, North Carolina
Thomasville, North Carolina
Washington, North Carolina
Whiteville, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilson, North Carolina
Winston Salem, North Carolina

Village Sites
This is our current list of websites managed by or representing the villages of North Carolina. These sites can be helpful for local information, area events and addresses, civic projects and local business. Another useful purpose is to find people free by using locals who may know more than the internet.
Bald Head Island, North Carolina
Clemmons, North Carolina
Foxfire, North Carolina
Lake Park, North Carolina
Pinehurst, North Carolina
Wesley Chapel, North Carolina

If you got this far down on the page, you might need a little extra help. Using the menu on the right, it might benefit you to use one of the other areas to start fresh. If you have really been working on this more than you have time or patience for, the following sites are safe for checking and dealing with if you would like to try them:

Reunion.com allows access to the 43 million member database to anyone who signs up free, that's how they connect you and the person you are trying to contact, try their free people search here.

Intelius, on the other hand, is a professional data provider for background check and work, criminal and residence history. Conduct a nationwide advanced people search by spouse or maiden name, age, DOB or SSN for unlisted numbers, addresses, roommates and family members.

These are the main site categories, use as many as you need, starting with what is most appropriate. Some of these lead directly to searches or directory listings, the others have more options to refine your search.

Site Directory
to see all search pages
Inmate Search
For jails and local detention
State Prison
Department Of Corrections
Sex Offender Registry
People Search
variety of quick lookups
People Search Links
partner sites in free searches
Public Record Search
courts and courthouse records

There are many opportunities here to find someone and we hope it's all very helpful to you. One of the most common mistakes made is not looking in enough places. Often times, folks like to travel for crime or get into trouble while away from home, checking surrounding counties or cities might reveal more than you expect, but should at least give you more piece of mind knowing you exhausted all possibilities.
If the person you are looking for happens to live near the border to another state, visit that as well and go through the closest locations to them.