Buncombe County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Buncombe County is located in the Western portion of North Carolina and was named for Edward Buncombe, a Revolutionary War colonel.

County Courthouse
Buncombe County Courthouse 69 Court Plaza Run 110 Asheville, NC 28801-3519 Buncombe County Website Reg of Deeds has b, m, d. bur &amp; land records Clk Sup Ct has div &amp; pro rec from 1832 &amp; Ct Rec

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch
 * Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Black Mountain

Church Records

 * 1700-1970 - at FamilySearch — index

Baptist List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * French Broad River, near Mills River, N.C. Organized before 1792. Later located in Henderson.
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records
Civil action papers, 1808-1889. (Free) Browse online at FamilySearch Historical Collections.

Genealogies

 * Gash Rising, Marsha Hoffman. "The Gash Family of Buncombe County, North Carolina: Who Was Ebenezer Gash of St. Clair County, Missouri?," The American Genealogist, Vol. 73, No. 2 (Apr. 1998):105-116 Digital Version

Land and Property Records
Land records in Buncombe County are searchable and the deeds are available online at the Register of Deeds Website

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Revolutionary War 
 * 1779-1782 - at FamilySearch

Civil War 


 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1885-1953 - at FamilySearch


 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, usually known as the Bethel Regiment.
 * - 11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company K
 * - 14th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, formerly the 4th Volunteers, Company F :- 16th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company F
 * - 1st Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves. Company A
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company G
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company G
 * - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company B
 * - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company C
 * - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company F
 * - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company I
 * - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company K

World War I 
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch

World War II 
 * 1940-1948 - at FamilySearch

Other Records
County Records
 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1660-1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry $
 * 1663-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1665-1998 - North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry $
 * 1735-1970 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1760-1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
 * 1831-1961 - have been digitized by FamilySearch
 * Images of Wills & Estates, Book A 1831-1866; Book B, 1869-1899; Book C, 1867-1897. North Carolina Pioneers ($)
 * Images of Wills & Estates, Book A 1764-1921; Book B, 1908-1924; Book C, 1924-1954. North Carolina Pioneers ($)

School Records

 * Black Mountain College collection - repository of publications and records of the college. Available via the North Carolina Digital Collections website.
 * Montreat College Yearbooks: 1925-1959 -- free at the Internet Archive
 * Buncombe County students at NC colleges - list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Vital Records

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Birth

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1866-1964 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1892-1909 - Asheville, Buncombe County Birth Index 1892-1909. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1913-1922 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage

 * 1741-2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * 1741-2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1759-1979 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1762-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1763-1868 - at FamilySearch
 * 1851-1961 - Buncombe County Marriage Index 1851-1961 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1898-1909 - Asheville, Buncombe County Death Index 1898-1909. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1898-1994 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1906-1930 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1908-2004 - North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1909-1975 - North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
 * 1931-1994 - at FamilySearch.org

Divorce

 * 1926-1975 - at FamilySearch
 * 1958-2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

Family History Centers

 * Asheville North Carolina Family History Center

Societies

 * Buncombe County, North Carolina Genealogical Society 128 Bingham Road, Suite 950 Asheville, North Carolina 28836 Telephone Number: 828-253-1894 website

Websites

 * Asheville and Buncombe County Weblog
 * Buncombe County NC GenWeb
 * Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.