Wilson County Sheriff's Office

Welcomes you to the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office: I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and thank you for visiting us on the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office Web Page. The Office of the Sheriff has been in existence for over one thousand years. The Office of the Sheriff first appeared in this country in Virginia in 1634. North Carolina saw its first Sheriff in 1662. It was not until 1738 that the Office of the Sheriff, as it is known today, was created in the colony of North Carolina and the duties of the Provost Marshall and his deputies were placed in the hands of the Sheriff, including the collection of all taxes. In 1776, the Halifax constitution, while not providing for any particular form of government, did provide that each county have a Sheriff. This was a full thirty nine years before other officials became part of the electoral process, making the Office of the Sheriff, the first popularly elected office in the state. Non-emergency: (252) 237-2118. Dial 911 for emergencies.