January 18, 2023
If you are researching your ancestry from North Carolina, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online NC newspaper archives: 319 titles to help you search your family history in the “Tarheel State,” providing coverage from 1775 to Today. There are millions of articles and records in our online North Carolina newspaper archives!
Dig deep into our online archives and search for articles about your ancestors from North Carolina in these newspapers. Our NC newspapers are divided into two collections, each with their own search page:
- Newspaper Archives (complete paper with all articles, including historical obituaries, with a number of very rare single-issue newspapers – many of them are the only known issues of the paper)
- Obituaries (including both historical and recent obituaries, if obits are specifically what you are searching for)
Search North Carolina Newspaper Archives (1775 – 1993)
Search North Carolina Obituaries (1898 – Today)
Here is the complete list of North Carolina newspapers in the online archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The NC newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.
| City | Title | Years of Coverage | Issues Available | Collection |
| Ahoskie | Roanoke-Chowan News Herald | 07/10/2003 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Albemarle | Stanly News and Press | 01/02/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Andrews | Andrews Journal | 12/04/2008 – 12/27/2018 | – | Obituaries |
| Apex | Apex Herald | 01/04/2007 – 07/18/2013 | – | Obituaries |
| Asheboro | Courier-Tribune | 04/06/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Asheboro | Randolph Guide | 04/06/2008 – 01/23/2015 | – | Obituaries |
| Asheville | Asheville citizen | 04/21/1885 – 12/31/1894 | 2189 | Newspaper Archives |
| Asheville | Biltmore Beacon | 07/25/2022 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Belhaven | Beaufort-Hyde News | 07/27/2011 – 11/27/2013 | – | Obituaries |
| Blowing Rock | Blowing Rocket | 05/06/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Boomer | Good news | 08/01/1917 – 07/01/1919 | 20 | Newspaper Archives |
| Boone | Mountain Times | 02/04/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Boone | Watauga Democrat | 01/14/2005 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Boone | Watauga Democrat | 08/22/1888 – 12/27/1934 | 2309 | Newspaper Archives |
| Brevard | Transylvania Times | 11/19/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Bryson City | Smoky Mountain Times | 02/06/2004 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Burgaw | Pender Chronicle | 10/28/2009 – 09/20/2012 | – | Obituaries |
| Burgaw | Pender-Topsail Post & Voice | 11/10/2010 – 09/24/2015 | – | Obituaries |
| Burlington | Times-News | 08/27/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Cashiers | Crossroads Chronicle | 03/18/2004 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Chapel Hill | Daily Tar Heel: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 02/12/2012 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Charlotte | Charlotte Post | 02/03/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Charlotte | Africo-American Presbyterian | 12/21/1899 – 12/21/1899 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Charlotte | Carolina Israelite | 02/01/1944 – 12/01/1958 | 44 | Newspaper Archives |
| Charlotte | Miners’ and Farmers’ Journal | 10/11/1830 – 10/11/1834 | 65 | Newspaper Archives |
| Charlotte | Mecklenburg Times | 09/19/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Charlotte | North Carolina Lawyers Weekly | 01/01/2001 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Charlotte | Charlotte Democrat | 07/15/1887 – 10/07/1897 | 525 | Newspaper Archives |
| Charlotte | Charlotte Democrat | 12/22/1870 – 09/30/1881 | 551 | Newspaper Archives |
| Charlotte | Charlotte home and Democrat | 10/07/1881 – 07/08/1887 | 294 | Newspaper Archives |
| Charlotte | Charlotte journal | 01/01/1836 – 12/17/1851 | 753 | Newspaper Archives |
| Charlotte | Western Democrat | 01/28/1853 – 12/29/1868 | 740 | Newspaper Archives |
| Charlotte | ABC – 9 WSOC: Web Edition Articles | 05/09/2013 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Charlotte | Creative Loafing | 05/21/2003 – 08/17/2018 | – | Obituaries |
| Charlotte | New Voice, The: University of North Carolina, Charlotte | 10/18/2012 – 10/02/2017 | – | Obituaries |
| Charlotte | NBC – 36 WCNC | 08/12/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Charlotte | Qcitymetro.com | 12/09/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Charlotte | South Charlotte Weekly | 06/17/2020 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Cherry Point MCAS | Cherry Point Post: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 10/22/2020 – 12/03/2020 | – | Obituaries |
| Clemmons | Clemmons Courier | 01/06/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Cleveland | Cleveland Post | 01/18/2007 – 05/02/2013 | – | Obituaries |
| Clinton | Sampson Independent | 07/07/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| County | North State Journal | 08/18/2016 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| County | North Carolina Health News | 07/09/2012 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| County | Enlace Latino NC | 10/28/2019 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| County | Carolina Public Press | 05/22/2012 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| County | Que Pasa | 07/19/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Creedmoor | Butner-Creedmoor News | 03/12/2019 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Davidson | Davidsonnews.net | 01/01/2007 – 05/29/2015 | – | Obituaries |
| Dunn | Daily Record | 08/07/2017 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Durham | Chronicle, The: Duke University | 01/25/1994 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Durham | Durham daily globe | 10/06/1889 – 11/12/1894 | 1028 | Newspaper Archives |
| Durham | Durham daily recorder | 05/07/1886 – 11/26/1887 | 10 | Newspaper Archives |
| Durham | Durham recorder | 07/02/1879 – 12/29/1911 | 784 | Newspaper Archives |
| Durham | Durham recorder | 12/03/1887 – 02/29/1888 | 24 | Newspaper Archives |
| Edenton | Chowan Herald | 07/12/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Edenton | Edenton Gazette | 02/26/1806 – 02/26/1821 | 16 | Newspaper Archives |
| Edenton | Encyclopedian Instructor, and Farmer’s Gazette | 05/21/1800 – 05/21/1800 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Edenton | Semi-weekly fisherman & farmer | 08/23/1887 – 12/09/1887 | 32 | Newspaper Archives |
| Edenton | State Gazette of North Carolina | 05/11/1793 – 02/20/1799 | 48 | Newspaper Archives |
| Elizabeth City | Daily Advance | 11/09/2004 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Elizabeth City | Fisherman & farmer | 12/16/1887 – 12/26/1901 | 668 | Newspaper Archives |
| Elizabeth City | Daily independent | 08/31/1936 – 08/13/1937 | 294 | Newspaper Archives |
| Elizabeth City | Independent | 01/10/1919 – 09/04/1936 | 929 | Newspaper Archives |
| Elizabethtown | Bladen Journal | 03/05/2002 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Elizabethtown | BladenOnline.com | 12/01/2014 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Elkin | Tribune | 09/19/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Fairmont | Fairmont Bugle | 07/10/2014 – 08/26/2017 | – | Obituaries |
| Farmville | Farmville Enterprise | 07/13/2011 – 08/28/2019 | – | Obituaries |
| Fayetteville | Fayetteville Observer | 01/18/1988 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Fayetteville | American | 04/26/1816 – 04/26/1816 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fayetteville | Carolina Observer | 12/09/1824 – 02/23/1863 | 128 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fayetteville | North Carolina Chronicle or Fayetteville Gazette | 02/01/1790 – 07/19/1790 | 6 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fayetteville | North Carolina Presbyterian | 01/05/1861 – 07/04/1863 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fayetteville | Fayetteville Observer, The: Blogs | 10/18/2007 – 10/31/2017 | – | Obituaries |
| Fayetteville | North-Carolinian | 03/09/1839 – 04/27/1861 | 924 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fayetteville | Fayetteville Observer, The: Web Edition Articles | 12/14/2016 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Fayetteville | Fayetteville Examiner | 04/05/2011 – 08/08/2013 | – | Obituaries |
| Forest City | Daily Courier | 01/01/2005 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Fort Bragg | Paraglide | 07/20/2018 – 11/23/2019 | – | Obituaries |
| Franklin | Franklin Press | 02/19/2004 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Fremont | Wayne-Wilson News Leader | 07/06/2006 – 08/28/2014 | – | Obituaries |
| Fuquay-Varina | Fuquay-Varina Independent | 10/14/2009 – 08/07/2013 | – | Obituaries |
| Garner | Garner News | 10/21/2009 – 07/31/2013 | – | Obituaries |
| Gastonia | Gaston Gazette | 03/22/2016 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Goldsboro | Die Suedliche Post | 10/01/1869 – 11/27/1869 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| Goldsboro | Goldsboro semi-weekly argus | 03/17/1909 – 12/22/1909 | 77 | Newspaper Archives |
| Goldsboro | Goldsboro star | 05/28/1881 – 07/22/1882 | 28 | Newspaper Archives |
| Goldsboro | Goldsboro weekly argus | 04/14/1892 – 03/11/1909 | 789 | Newspaper Archives |
| Goldsboro | Goldsboro weekly argus | 01/01/1914 – 12/23/1915 | 99 | Newspaper Archives |
| Goldsboro | Goldsboro News-Argus | 01/03/2017 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Greene, Pitt County | Standard | 09/11/2019 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Greensboro | News & Record | 01/01/1990 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Greensboro | News & Record: Blogs | 01/24/2005 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Greensboro | Yes! Weekly | 03/16/2005 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Greensboro | Central Protestant | 06/22/1876 – 06/22/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Greensboro | Greensboro Daily News | 01/03/1906 – 12/31/1982 | 26897 | Newspaper Archives |
| Greensboro | Greensboro News and Record | 03/17/1984 – 11/10/1989 | 2065 | Newspaper Archives |
| Greensboro | Greensboro Record | 03/17/1906 – 03/16/1984 | 24606 | Newspaper Archives |
| Greenville | Daily Reflector | 08/30/2004 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Greenville | CBS – 9 WNCT | 01/01/2021 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Grifton | Times-Leader | 07/20/2011 – 08/14/2019 | – | Obituaries |
| Halifax | North-Carolina Journal | 08/01/1792 – 09/11/1797 | 206 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hampstead | Topsail Voice | 09/10/2008 – 03/28/2012 | – | Obituaries |
| Havelock | Havelock News | 04/04/2016 – 09/05/2020 | – | Obituaries |
| Hayesville | Clay County Progress | 09/19/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Henderson | Daily Dispatch | 04/10/2002 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Henderson | Gold leaf | 05/31/1883 – 04/13/1911 | 1249 | Newspaper Archives |
| Henderson | Henderson gold leaf | 04/20/1911 – 12/28/1911 | 37 | Newspaper Archives |
| Henderson | Henderson daily dispatch | 01/01/1932 – 12/31/1946 | 4792 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hendersonville | Times-News | 08/17/2016 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Hendersonville | French Broad hustler | 01/05/1905 – 12/28/1911 | 299 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hendersonville | Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler | 01/02/1913 – 12/23/1915 | 153 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hendersonville | French Broad hustler | 08/17/1916 – 07/31/1919 | 150 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hendersonville | French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat | 01/06/1916 – 08/03/1916 | 30 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hendersonville | Times-news | 01/02/1933 – 12/31/1938 | 1857 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hertford | Perquimans Weekly | 07/13/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Hickory | Hickory Daily Record | 02/10/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Hickory | Hickory daily record | 09/11/1915 – 12/30/1922 | 2226 | Newspaper Archives |
| High Point | High Point Enterprise | 04/14/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| High Point | Review | 10/22/1910 – 12/22/1921 | 453 | Newspaper Archives |
| High Point, Greensboro, Winston-Salem | FOX – 8 WGHP | 03/21/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Highlands | Highlander | 02/28/2013 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Hillsboro | Hillsboro recorder | 08/11/1887 – 08/02/1888 | 51 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hillsborough | News of Orange County | 08/27/2003 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Hillsborough | Hillsborough Recorder | 03/10/1824 – 05/10/1865 | 281 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hillsborough | Hillsborough Recorder | 03/01/1820 – 03/05/1879 | 2110 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hillsborough | Orange County observer | 10/23/1880 – 05/11/1916 | 1140 | Newspaper Archives |
| Holly Springs | Holly Springs Sun | 07/10/2008 – 05/16/2013 | – | Obituaries |
| Jacksonville | Daily News | 10/07/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Jacksonville | News and views | 01/03/1950 – 06/30/1952 | 215 | Newspaper Archives |
| Jacksonville | Onslow County news and views | 11/13/1942 – 12/25/1945 | 303 | Newspaper Archives |
| Jamestown | Jamestown News | 01/12/2005 – 03/20/2017 | – | Obituaries |
| Kannapolis | Independent Tribune | 05/27/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Kannapolis | Kannapolis Citizen | 04/01/2008 – 05/12/2009 | – | Obituaries |
| Kenansville | Duplin Times | 09/29/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Kenansville | Duplin Today – Pink Hill Review | 03/08/2012 – 12/21/2017 | – | Obituaries |
| Kenly | Johnstonian News | 09/11/2018 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Kinston | Free Press | 10/17/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Laurinburg | Laurinburg Exchange | 01/02/2006 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Lenoir | News-Topic | 11/12/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Lexington | Dispatch | 01/04/1999 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Lincolnton | Lincoln Courier | 05/02/1846 – 02/15/1851 | 85 | Newspaper Archives |
| Lincolnton | Lincoln Republican | 01/23/1840 – 05/25/1842 | 59 | Newspaper Archives |
| Littleton | Lake Gaston Gazette-Observer | 07/08/2003 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Littleton | True Reformer | 07/25/1900 – 07/25/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Littleton | Littleton Observer | 08/08/2007 – 02/01/2010 | – | Obituaries |
| Louisburg | Franklin Times | 12/19/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Lumberton | Robesonian | 01/01/2004 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Lumberton | Robesonian | 06/20/1872 – 12/30/1918 | 552 | Newspaper Archives |
| Manteo | Coastland Times | 02/04/2018 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Marion | McDowell News | 02/12/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Marion | Marion progress | 01/02/1930 – 12/29/1949 | 987 | Newspaper Archives |
| Matthews | Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly | 10/12/2018 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Mebane | Mebane Enterprise | 09/17/2003 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Milton | Milton Gazette and Roanoke Advertiser | 05/03/1822 – 04/21/1825 | 156 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mocksville | Davie County Enterprise Record | 07/12/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Monroe | Enquirer-Journal | 10/01/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Monroe | Monroe journal | 03/17/1903 – 12/29/1922 | 1417 | Newspaper Archives |
| Monroe | Union County Weekly | 01/14/2019 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Mooresville | Mooresville Tribune | 02/16/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Moravian Falls | Fool-killer | 01/01/1910 – 07/01/1917 | 84 | Newspaper Archives |
| Moravian Falls | Fool-killer | 08/01/1919 – 11/01/1922 | 34 | Newspaper Archives |
| Morehead City | Carteret County News-Times | 04/16/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Morganton | News Herald | 01/12/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Morganton | Burke County news | 01/13/1899 – 12/28/1900 | 94 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mount Olive | Mount Olive Tribune | 10/06/2011 – 06/29/2022 | – | Obituaries |
| Mt. Airy | Mt. Airy News | 11/02/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Murfreesboro | Hornets’ Nest | 10/01/1812 – 07/22/1813 | 16 | Newspaper Archives |
| Murphy | Cherokee Scout | 04/20/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Murphy | Cherokee scout | 10/21/1890 – 08/17/1917 | 15 | Newspaper Archives |
| Nashville | Nashville Graphic | 01/06/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| New Bern | Sun Journal | 10/17/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| New Bern | Carolina Federal Republican | 01/12/1809 – 04/25/1818 | 187 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Bern | Morning Herald | 09/17/1807 – 12/30/1808 | 7 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Bern | Newbern Herald | 01/20/1809 – 02/26/1810 | 24 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Bern | Newbern Sentinel | 03/21/1818 – 12/21/1836 | 544 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Bern | North-Carolina Gazette | 03/24/1775 – 07/14/1775 | 7 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Bern | Radical | 01/28/1867 – 01/28/1867 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Bern | State Gazette of North Carolina | 08/09/1787 – 02/07/1788 | 5 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Bern | True Republican, and Newbern Weekly Advertiser | 04/02/1810 – 08/07/1811 | 29 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Bern | Newbern progress | 01/21/1863 – 02/04/1863 | 4 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Bern | Newbern weekly progress | 10/28/1858 – 01/17/1863 | 138 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Bern | Our living and our dead | 09/03/1873 – 08/05/1874 | 46 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Bern | Our living and our dead ; or, Testimony from the battlefields | 07/02/1873 – 08/27/1873 | 9 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Bern | New Berne Daily Times | 04/28/1865 – 03/27/1873 | 1071 | Newspaper Archives |
| Newland | Avery Journal-Times | 03/02/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Newton | Observer News Enterprise | 09/06/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| North Wilkesboro | Wilkes Journal-Patriot | 10/26/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Old Fort | Old Fort news | 01/02/1930 – 09/17/1931 | 90 | Newspaper Archives |
| Pilot Mountain | Pilot | 02/20/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Princeton | Princeton News-Leader | 05/30/2007 – 08/28/2014 | – | Obituaries |
| Raleigh | Technician: North Carolina State University | 07/09/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Raleigh | State Agricultural Journal | 06/04/1874 – 06/10/1875 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Biblical Recorder | 02/10/1844 – 08/23/1876 | 10 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Christian Advocate | 11/04/1863 – 03/14/1865 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Dispatch | 12/21/1991 – 04/10/1993 | 5 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Gazette | 12/16/1893 – 02/19/1898 | 46 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Holden Record | 03/12/1868 – 04/16/1868 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | North Carolina Advertiser | 07/08/1865 – 12/30/1865 | 24 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | North-Carolina Minerva | 11/26/1799 – 12/31/1804 | 87 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | North-Carolina Standard | 01/09/1835 – 12/14/1850 | 780 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Raleigh Register | 06/04/1819 – 09/09/1842 | 277 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Raleigh Register and North-Carolina Gazette | 11/18/1823 – 12/29/1843 | 740 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Republican Touchstone | 03/13/1840 – 03/13/1840 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Semi-Weekly Standard | 01/14/1852 – 03/08/1868 | 148 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Star | 11/03/1808 – 09/29/1852 | 576 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Weekly Constitution | 10/26/1876 – 10/26/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Banner-enterprise | 04/19/1883 – 08/09/1884 | 21 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Caucasian | 02/28/1889 – 05/15/1913 | 1148 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Daily Caucasian | 01/15/1895 – 03/14/1895 | 7 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Daily confederate | 01/26/1864 – 04/11/1865 | 358 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Daily State Chronicle | 03/06/1890 – 06/30/1893 | 1030 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Dispatch | 01/21/1891 – 08/15/1891 | 55 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Farmer and mechanic | 10/05/1897 – 11/02/1915 | 655 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Farmer and mechanic | 11/08/1877 – 06/24/1885 | 381 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Gazette | 10/24/1891 – 02/19/1898 | 66 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Journal of freedom | 09/30/1865 – 10/28/1865 | 5 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Journal of industry | 04/01/1879 – 10/09/1880 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | North Carolina gazette | 09/26/1885 – 09/26/1885 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | North Carolina Republican | 03/19/1880 – 11/12/1880 | 4 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | North Carolina standard | 11/02/1850 – 03/24/1865 | 1457 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | North-Carolina Standard | 01/07/1836 – 12/28/1870 | 1739 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Progressive farmer | 02/10/1886 – 09/20/1904 | 950 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Progressive farmer and the cotton plant | 09/27/1904 – 09/26/1905 | 51 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Spirit of the age | 08/23/1850 – 02/29/1864 | 542 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | State chronicle | 09/15/1883 – 11/01/1892 | 326 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Tri-weekly standard | 03/20/1866 – 07/11/1868 | 298 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Weekly confederate | 02/10/1864 – 03/15/1865 | 45 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Weekly Sentinel | 01/23/1857 – 08/26/1919 | 1267 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Daily Sentinel | 08/08/1865 – 07/21/1876 | 879 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | Weekly Sentinel | 10/21/1875 – 10/21/1875 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh | News and Observer | 01/17/1890 – 06/30/1893 | 1068 | Newspaper Archives |
| Raleigh, Durham | CBS – 17 WNCN | 01/01/2019 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Red Springs | Red Springs Citizen | 09/10/2008 – 10/09/2017 | – | Obituaries |
| Reidsville | Eden Daily News | 02/13/2013 – 12/07/2014 | – | Obituaries |
| Reidsville | RockinghamNow | 03/25/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Richlands | Richlands-Beulaville Advertiser News | 10/28/2009 – 07/12/2011 | – | Obituaries |
| Roanoke Rapids | Daily Herald | 08/15/2003 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Roanoke Rapids | Roanoke Rapids herald | 05/01/1914 – 02/15/1924 | 441 | Newspaper Archives |
| Roanoke Rapids | Roanoke Rapids herald | 06/23/1931 – 09/09/1948 | 824 | Newspaper Archives |
| Roanoke Rapids | Herald of the Twin Cities, Roanoke Rapids, Rosemary | 06/13/1929 – 06/18/1931 | 101 | Newspaper Archives |
| Roanoke Rapids | Roanoke Rapids daily herald | 09/13/1948 – 12/31/1948 | 90 | Newspaper Archives |
| Robbinsville | Graham Star | 01/28/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Rockingham | Richmond County Daily Journal | 05/05/2003 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Rockingham | Rockingham post-dispatch | 12/06/1917 – 12/29/1922 | 265 | Newspaper Archives |
| Rocky Mount | Rocky Mount Telegram | 09/03/2002 – 02/07/2020 | – | Obituaries |
| Rocky Mount | Rocky Mount Telegram: Web Edition Articles | 12/16/2016 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Roxboro | Courier-Times | 11/22/2006 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Salisbury | Salisbury Post | 12/01/1998 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Salisbury | Carolina watchman | 01/04/1904 – 01/29/1937 | 665 | Newspaper Archives |
| Sanford | Sanford Herald | 02/17/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Scotland Neck | Commonwealth | 06/18/1896 – 12/28/1922 | 1610 | Newspaper Archives |
| Scotland Neck | Democrat | 02/19/1885 – 06/11/1896 | 548 | Newspaper Archives |
| Shallotte | Brunswick Beacon | 05/18/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Shelby | Star | 04/22/2016 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Snow Hill | Standard Laconic | 07/13/2011 – 08/21/2019 | – | Obituaries |
| Southern Pines | Pilot | 10/08/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Southern Pines | Free press | 11/18/1898 – 07/14/1905 | 205 | Newspaper Archives |
| Spring Hope | Enterprise | 08/03/2006 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Spruce Pine | Mitchell News-Journal | 06/12/2013 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| St. Pauls | St. Pauls Review | 09/04/2008 – 10/09/2017 | – | Obituaries |
| Statesville | Statesville Record & Landmark | 02/06/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Surf City | Topsail Advertiser | 01/17/2017 – 09/05/2020 | – | Obituaries |
| Swansboro | Tideland News | 09/03/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Sylva | Sylva Herald & Ruralite | 10/21/1999 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Sylva | Jackson County journal | 01/03/1913 – 12/19/1919 | 242 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tabor City | Tabor-Loris Tribune | 03/14/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Tabor City | Tabor City tribune | 07/05/1946 – 12/25/1963 | 899 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tarboro | Daily Southerner | 01/23/2007 – 05/29/2014 | – | Obituaries |
| Tarboro | Enquirer southerner | 01/08/1848 – 12/22/1876 | 1224 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tarboro | Tarboro Weekly | 03/07/2018 – 03/25/2020 | – | Obituaries |
| Tarboro | Tarboro Press | 01/04/1840 – 03/02/1844 | 151 | Newspaper Archives |
| Thomasville | Thomasville Times | 01/01/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Troy | Montgomery Herald | 06/20/2003 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Tryon | Tryon Daily Bulletin | 05/14/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Tyrrell, Hyde, Washington County | Scuppernong Reminder | 09/05/2013 – 11/10/2020 | – | Obituaries |
| Wadesboro | Anson Record | 06/19/2003 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Wake Forest | Wake Weekly | 03/15/2019 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Wallace | Wallace Enterprise | 01/06/2010 – 08/12/2011 | – | Obituaries |
| Walnut Cove | Stokes News | 12/20/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Warrenton | Warren Record | 07/08/2003 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Warsaw | Warsaw-Faison News | 01/06/2010 – 09/08/2011 | – | Obituaries |
| Washington | Washington Daily News | 10/02/2014 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Washington | Rough and Ready | 10/14/1848 – 10/14/1848 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Washington | American Recorder | 04/28/1815 – 05/27/1825 | 149 | Newspaper Archives |
| Waynesville | Mountaineer | 07/21/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Weaverville | Tribune Papers | 04/30/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| West Jefferson | Jefferson Post | 09/25/2007 – 11/27/2017 | – | Obituaries |
| West Jefferson | Ashe Post & Times | 10/19/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Whiteville | News Reporter | 04/22/2004 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Williamston | Martin County Enterprise and Weekly Herald | 07/14/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Wilmington | StarNews | 01/31/2002 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Wilmington | Cape-Fear Recorder | 11/28/1818 – 04/11/1827 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wilmington | Daily Journal | 11/29/1852 – 09/16/1876 | 2749 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wilmington | North Carolina Presbyterian | 09/27/1876 – 09/27/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wilmington | True Republican or American Whig | 01/03/1809 – 11/07/1809 | 19 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wilmington | Wilmington Centinel and General Advertiser | 06/18/1788 – 06/18/1788 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wilmington | Wilmington Gazette | 01/01/1801 – 01/13/1816 | 92 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wilmington | Semi-weekly messenger | 03/04/1897 – 04/07/1908 | 1131 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wilmington | Weekly intelligencer | 02/10/1864 – 02/08/1865 | 25 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wilmington | Wilmington journal | 09/21/1844 – 10/27/1876 | 1603 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wilmington | Wilmington morning star | 01/01/1940 – 12/31/1947 | 2856 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wilmington | Wilmington Morning Star | 05/14/1868 – 12/31/1960 | 5107 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wilson | Wilson Times | 10/10/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Wilson | Wilson times | 02/21/1896 – 03/24/1922 | 357 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wilson | Daily times | 06/07/1918 – 03/08/1922 | 707 | Newspaper Archives |
| Windsor | Bertie Ledger-Advance | 07/13/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Winston-Salem | Winston-Salem Journal | 11/14/1997 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Winston-Salem | Twin City Sentinel | 12/27/1906 – 12/27/1906 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Winston-Salem | Winston-Salem Journal | 08/30/1898 – 12/31/1929 | 7540 | Newspaper Archives |
| Winston-Salem | Winston-Salem Journal: Blogs | 02/01/2006 – 09/07/2018 | – | Obituaries |
| Winston-Salem | Winston-Salem Monthly | 02/29/2016 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Yadkinville | Yadkin Ripple | 09/19/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Yanceyville | Caswell Messenger | 08/27/2003 – Current | – | Obituaries |
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Note on the header image: Villa Heights, Charlotte, North Carolina. Credit: James Willamor; Wikimedia Commons.
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