This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site for Lenoir County, North Carolina records access. We cannot pull official documents, file paperwork, issue certified copies, clear warrants, or answer case-specific court questions. For any of those, use the official office that keeps the record.
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Here's where to look for the records most people ask about in Lenoir County. The main courthouse is the Lenoir County Courthouse, 130 S Queen St, Kinston, NC 28501, with court mail at PO Box 68, Kinston, NC 28501. The courthouse phone and Clerk of Superior Court phone are 252-520-5300, and posted courthouse hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Court case files: contact the Lenoir County Clerk of Superior Court at 252-520-5300 for Superior Court, District Court, traffic, criminal, civil, domestic, estate, judgment, and certified-copy questions
- Court dates and hearings: use NC eCourts, the court-date search, or the Superior Court and District Court contact channels before relying on an old calendar entry
- Marriage records: contact the Lenoir County Register of Deeds, 101 North Queen Street, Kinston, NC 28501, 252-559-6420, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Divorce records: see marriage and divorce records; divorce judgments are court records, while NC Vital Records issues certificates for 1958-present divorces
- Probate, wills, and estates: see probate records; estate matters are handled by the Clerk of Superior Court acting as probate judge
- Arrest, incident, and jail records: contact the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office, 130 South Queen Street, Kinston, NC 28502, 252-559-6100, or see inmate records
- Active warrants: see warrant records; official checks can involve the Sheriff, magistrates at 252-520-5430, the clerk, or Kinston Police