Swain County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Swain County

Parent County
1871--Swain County was created from Jackson and Macon Counties. County seat: Bryson City

Record Loss
1879--Courthouse fire destroyed many records.

1908-- Swain County Courthouse in Bryson City burned by rioters, January 7, 1908. No records were saved.

Neighboring Counties

 * Blount County, Tennessee
 * Cocke County, Tennessee
 * Graham
 * Haywood
 * Jackson
 * Macon
 * Sevier County, Tennessee

Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.