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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.

1. In column 1 select a research goal.
2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
4. Look in the section of this outline that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog. Some records are not at the library.
5. If you do not find the desired information see the United States Record Selection Table for more suggestions.

Note: Records of previous research(such as Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.

1. If you need	2. Look first in	3. Then search
Adoptions	Court Records, Town Records	Probate Records, Census, Obituaries
Age	Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries	Vital Records, Military Records, Bible Records
Birth date	Vital Records, Obituaries, Cemeteries	Church Records, Bible Records, Military Records (pension)
Birth place	Vital Records, Church Records, Obituaries	Census, Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship
Boundaries and origins	Maps, Gazetteers	History
Children	Census, Probate Records, Obituaries	Vital Records, Church Records
City or parish of foreign birth	Vital Records, Obituaries, Biography	History, Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records
Country of foreign birth	Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records	Biography, Minorities, Obituaries
Death information	Vital Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries	Probate Records, Church Records, Bible Records
Divorce	Vital Records, Court Records	Newspapers, Census
Ethnic background	Native Races, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration	Census, Obituaries, Naturalization and Citizenship
Historical background	History, Periodicals	Gazetteers, Maps
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census	Obituaries, Biography, History
Living relatives	Obituaries, Probate Records	Directories, Court Records
Maiden name	Vital Records, Obituaries, Probate Records	Church Records, Military Records (pension)
Marriage information	Vital Records, Obituaries, Bible Records	Church Records, Probate Records, Military Records
Migration information	Emigration and Immigration, Maps, Census	Biography, History, Land and Property
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Court Records	Voting Registers, Biography, Periodicals
Occupations	Census, Directories, Land and Property	Obituaries, Biography, History
Other family members	Census, Obituaries, Probate Records	Vital Records, Church Records, Genealogy
Parents	Vital Records, Obituaries, Census, Church Records	Biography, Genealogy, Minorities, Occupations
Physical description	Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)	Biography, History
Place-finding aids	Maps, Gazetteers, History	Periodicals, Archives and Libraries
Places of residence	Census, Military Records, Obituaries, Minorities, Occupations, Public Records	Land and Property, Taxation, Emigration and Immigration
Place of residence when you know only the state	Census, Vital Records, Military Records	Obituaries, History, Land and Property
Previous research	Genealogy, Biography, Periodicals	Societies, History, Archives and Libraries
Record-finding aids	Archives and Libraries, Periodicals	Societies, Genealogy
Religion	Church Records, Vital Records, Obituaries	Biography, History, Cemeteries
Social activities	Societies, Obituaries, Biography	Newspapers, History, Cemeteries

This page uses content from the FamilySearch Wiki adapted for use as a quick research reference on this wiki. The original content along with the list of authors can be found here: North Carolina Record Selection Table. The content of the FamilySearch Wiki is available under the Creative Commons License.