Transylvania County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Transylvania County is located in the southwestern portion of North Carolina and shares a border with South Carolina. Representative Joseph P. Jordan, who was born on a farm in Transylvania, introduced a bill to the North Carolina House of Commons to establish a new county and he chose the name Transylvania from Latin words meaning "over the trees" or "across the woods".

County Courthouse
Transvylvania County Courthouse 12 E Main Street PO Box 417 Brevard, NC 28712 Phone: 828-884-3162 Transvylvania County Website Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913, marriage and land records from 1861 and military records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records.

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:

Bible Records

 * Bible Records at North Carolina Digital Archives - index and image

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images Also at: Ancestry ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1700-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1850-1932 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1861-1867 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1861-1868 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1864-1867 (*); Court of Equity at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1864-1926 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images.  Also at: Ancestry ($)
 * 1864-1926 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Execution Docket, 1861-1868. By Transylvania County, North Carolina County Court. Transylvania County, North Carolina : Transylvania County, North Carolina. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Directories

 * NC State directories. Directories include information about area businesses and citizens.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1862-1870   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1863-1872   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

Funeral Homes

 * Moody-Connolly Funeral Home and Crematory in Brevard.
 * Moore-Blanchard Funerals and Cremations in Brevard.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * North Carolina Land Grants at NC Historical Records Online - index, requires free account to view images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Walton County, NC, now extinct, disputed county between NC and GA, includes history
 * Maps of Transylvania County (UNC)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Revolutionary War 
 * 1778-1833 Delamar Transcripts of Revolutionary War Petitions at North Carolina Genealogical Society - index ($)
 * 1779-1782  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War 


 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 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 and 1901 1885 and 1901 Confederate Pension Applications at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1885-1953  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images


 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company G
 * - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company A
 * - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company H

World War I 
 * 1914-1918 World War I Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War II 
 * 1939-1945 World Ward II Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1940-1948  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers

 * 1799-1893 Transylvania County marriages. Included in Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register &amp; State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searchable. (North Carolina Digital Collections)
 * Transylvania County newspapers. Listing of newspapers published in the county. (Library of Congress)
 * North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project, full-text papers from 1752-1890s.
 * North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC
 * Transylvania Times, current newspaper of Brevard, NC

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1868-1898 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1660-1790 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1663-1978 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1663-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1720-1960 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1735-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1810-1951 Index to Transylvania County estate records, 1810 to 1951
 * 1810-1951 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1861-1968 (*); Clerk of the Superior Court and County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1879-1968  at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

School Records

 * Brevard College Yearbooks, 1935-1998, digitized by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
 * Transylvania County county students at NC colleges. Yearbook index. (NCGenWeb)

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Vital Records

 * 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Birth

 * 1800-2000  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1866-1964  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1913-1922  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; 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  - How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1762-1979  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1763-1868  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1970 Transylvania County Marriage Index 1861-1970 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1898-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1906-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images  Also at:  MyHeritage ($)
 * 1908-2004 North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
 * 1911-1961 Transylvania County Death Index 1911-1961. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1913-1916 Transylvania County death certificates, 1913-1916
 * 1931-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Divorce

 * 1926-1975  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1958-2004 North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

FamilySearch Centers

 * Asheville North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Brevard North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Cherokee North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Franklin North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Waynesville North Carolina FamilySearch Center


 * Henderson County North Carolina Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Transylvania County Library - an affiliate library

Societies
Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society 128 Bingham Rd, Suite 950 PO Box 2122 Asheville, NC 28806-2122 Phone: 828-253-1894 Email: [mailto:info@obcgs.com info@obcgs.com] Facebook Website Transylvania County Genealogical Society 189 W Main St PO Box 2347 Brevard, NC 28712-2347 Phone: 828-884-2347 Email: [mailto:curator@transylvaniaheritage.org curator@transylvaniaheritage.org] Website Transylvania County Historical Society PO Box 2061 Brevard, NC 28712 Phone: 828-884-5137 Email: [mailto:tchsociety@yahoo.com tchsociety@yahoo.com] Website

Websites

 * Transylvania GenWeb Project- free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * Transylvania County Archives-USGenWeb
 * Old Walton County, GA
 * – 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.