Avery County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Avery County is located in the Northwestern portion of North Carolina and shares a border with Tennessee. It was named for Col. Waightstill Avery, a Revolutionary War officer and the first attorney general of North Carolina.

County Courthouse
Avery County North Carolina Main Street Newland, NC 28640 Phone: 828-733-8262 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate, court &amp; land from 1911. Register of Deeds PO Box 87 Newland, NC 28657 Telephone: 828-733-8260 Fax: 828-733-8261 Website Clerk of Superior Court PO Box 115 Newland, NC 28657 Telephone: (828) 737-6700

Parent County
1911--Avery County was created 23 February 1911 from Caldwell, Mitchell, and Watauga counties. County seat: Newland (originally known as "Old Fields of Toe").

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Burke
 * Caldwell
 * Carter County, Tennessee
 * Johnson County, Tennessee
 * Mcdowell
 * Mitchell
 * Watauga

County Records

 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Military

 * Mililtary records - Avery County, NCGenWeb Archives

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

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Avery County Newspapers - find libraries with microfilm of historical newspapers; via the Library of Congress
 * Avery Journal-Times - current newspaper

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
 * 1663 - 1979 - Avery County NC Loose Estates Index, 1663-1979
 * 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

Births

 * 1914 - 1970 - Avery County Birth Index 1914-1970. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1800 - 2000 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1866 - 1964 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriages

 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * Avery County marriage records can be ordered from the Register of Deeds. Please visit their website for contact information.
 * Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1763 - 1868 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1762 - 1979 - at FamilySearch — index and images; includes Avery County marriages
 * 1759 - 1979 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1911 - 1977 - Avery County Marriage Index 1911-1977 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical

Deaths

 * Avery County death records can be ordered from the Register of Deeds. Please visit their website for contact information.


 * North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930 - database from FamilySearch; includes original microfilm images and covers Avery County.
 * Avery County Obituaries - Avery County, NCGenWeb Archives
 * 1898 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 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 $

Yearbooks

 * Avery County students at NC colleges - a list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Societies and Libraries
Toe Valley Genealogical Society 491 Beaver Creek Road Spruce Pine, NC 28777 website

Avery County Historical Museum 1829 Shultz Circle PO Box 266 Newland, NC 28657 Telephone Number: 828-733-7111 or 765-4247 E-mail:[mailto:averymuseum@gmail.com averymuseum@gmail.com] Website


 * Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Library System

Websites

 * NCGenWeb: Avery County - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project