Haywood County, North Carolina Genealogy

Guide to Haywood County, North Carolina ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
Haywood County is located in the far Western portion of North Carolina and shares a border with Tennessee. It was named for John Haywood, the state treasurer at the time.

County Courthouse
Haywood County Courthouse 215 N Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 Phone: 828-452-6635

The Register of Deeds has birth, death, marriage, and land records.

The Clerk of Superior Court has probate and court records.

Register of Deeds 215 N. Main St. Ste. 213 Waynesville, NC 28786 Phone: 828-452-6635 Fax: 828-452-6762

Clerk Superior Court Haywood Co Courthouse Waynesville, NC 28786 Phone: (828) 454-6300

Parent County
1808 - Haywood County was established 15 December 1808 from Buncombe.

County seat: Waynesville

Boundary Changes
Haywood County was formed from the western portion of Buncombe County in 1808. At the time of its formation, it stretched from Buncombe County to the Tennessee state line. In 1828, the western portion of Haywood County became Macon County. Parts of Haywood and Macon Counties were used to form Jackson county in 1851.

For animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation North Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1664-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1932 - Records were lost/destroyed during move into a new courthouse.

Populated Places

 * Canton
 * Clyde
 * Hazelwood
 * Lake Junaluska
 * Maggie Valley
 * Waynesville

Neighboring Counties

 * Buncombe
 * Cocke County, Tennessee
 * Henderson
 * Jackson
 * Madison
 * Sevier County, Tennessee
 * Swain
 * Transylvania

Court
The Clerk of Superior Court has probate and court records.

Haywood County Clerk of Superior Court 285 N Main St Suite 1500 Waynesville, NC 28786 Phone: (828) 454-6501

Land
The Register of Deeds has birth, death, marriage, and land records.

Haywood County Register of Deeds County Courthouse 215 N Main Street Suite 213 Waynesville, NC 28786

Revolutionary War

 * 1779 - 1782 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1885 - 1953 - at FamilySearch — index and images


 * - 16th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company L
 * - 1st Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company C
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company G
 * - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company E

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1660 - 1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1663 - 1979 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1665 - 1998 - North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1735 - 1970 - at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 1760 - 1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry.com — index and images
 * 1808 - 1966 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free
 * Images of Wills and Estates 1808-1848; 1848-1876. North Carolina Pioneers ($).

The Clerk of Superior Court has probate and court records.

Haywood County Clerk of Superior Court 285 N Main St Suite 1500 Waynesville, NC 28786 Phone: (828) 454-6501

Taxation

 * 1815 - Tax Lists, Haywood County, 1815 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections

Vital Records
The Haywood County Register of Deeds holds vital records. Birth and death records are available from 1913. Marriage records are available from 1808.

Haywood County Register of Deeds County Courthouse 215 N Main Street Suite 213 Waynesville, NC 28786

Birth

 * 1800 - 2000 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1866 - 1964 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Death

 * 1898 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1906 - 1930 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1908 - 2004 - North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1909 - 1975 - North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1931 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1926 - 1975 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1958 -2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriages

 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1857 - 1914 - Haywood County marriage licenses, 1857-1914 - index freely available from the NC State Library.
 * 1857 - 1922 - Haywood County Marriage Index 1857-1922 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1915 - 1925 - Haywood County marriage licenses, 1915-1925 - index freely available from the NC State Library.
 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1759 - 1979 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1762 - 1979 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1763 - 1868 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Haywood County Genealogical Society PO Box 1331 Waynesville 28786


 * Haywood County Historical &amp; Genealogical Society
 * Haywood County Public Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Haywood County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * Haywood County NCGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project, Inc.

Blogs

 * The Sanford Family Misfit