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

Description
Henderson County is located in the Southwestern portion of North Carolina and shares a border with South Carolina. It was named for Leonard Henderson, chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1829-1833.

County Courthouse
Henderson County Courthouse 200 N Grove St Suite 129 Henderson, NC 28792-5053 Phone: 828-697-4901

Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1914, marriage record from 1800 andrec from 1837 Clerkk superior Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1841

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch

Church Records
Baptist
 * French Broad, near Mills River, N.C. Organized before 1792. Previously located in Buncombe.

Military Records
Revolutionary War 
 * 1779-1782 - at FamilySearch

Civil War 

Online Records
 * 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


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

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 $
 * 1838-1923 - have been digitized by FamilySearch
 * 1841-1886 - Images of Wills and Estates  North Carolina Pioneers ($).

School Records

 * Twenty-fourth annual report of the public schools of Henderson, North Carolina, 1922-1923 - via the Internet Archive
 * Henderson County students at NC colleges - a name list of students at various NC colleges with identified hometowns in the county

Birth

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1840-1900 - Henderson County Bastardy Bonds 1840-1900 at USGenWeb
 * 1866-1964 - at FamilySearch.org

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
 * 1906-1929 - Henderson County Marriage Index 1906-1929. Batch at FamilySearch.

Death

 * 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

 * 1842-1900 - Henderson County Divorce Records 1842-1900 at USGenWeb
 * 1926-1975 - at FamilySearch
 * 1958-2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Libraries

 * Henderson County Public Library

Societies

 * Henderson County Genealogical and Historical Society PO Box 2616 Hendersonville 28793-2616
 * Henderson County Genealogical and Historical Society Inc. 400 North Main Street Hendersonville, NC 28792 Telephone Number: 828-693-1531 E-mail: [mailto:hcghs@bellsouth.net hcghs@bellsouth.net] Website Buncombe County, North Carolina 128 Bingham Road, Suite 950 Asheville, North Caroling 28806 Telephone Number: 828-253-1894 Website

Websites

 * Henderson County, NCGenWeb genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb project
 * – 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.