Please add profiles for people who were born, lived or died in Orange County, North Carolina.

Official Website

The county was formed in 1752 and was named for the infant William V of Orange, whose mother Anne, daughter of King George II of Great Britain, was then regent of the Dutch Republic.

Adjacent Counties

• Durham County
• Person County
• Chatham County
• Alamance County
• Caswell County

Cities & Towns

• Carrboro
• Chapel Hill (part)
• Durham (part)
• Hillsborough (County Seat)
• Mebane (part)

Other Townships & Communities: Bingham, Blackwood, Buckhorn (Cheeks Crossroads), Caldwell, Calvander, Carr, Cedar Grove, Cheeks, Dodsons Crossroads, Dogwood Acres, Efland, Eno, Eubanks, Fairview, Hurdle Mills, Laws, Little River, McDade, Miles, Oaks, Orange Grove, Piney Grove, Roguemont, Schley, Teer, University (formerly Glenn) and White Cross

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of North Carolina

Links

Wikipedia

National Register of Historic Places

Genealogy Trails

NC Gen Web

Durham-Orange Genealogical Society

NC Estate Files - Orange County

USGW Archives

Roots Web

Orange County History Guide

Genealogy Village

The Past Whispers

RAOGK

Genealogy Express

Forebears.io

Orange County Historical Museum

Olde Orange County Families