Haywood County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Haywood County

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

County Courthouse
Haywood County Courthouse 215 N Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 Phone: 828-452-6635

The Register of Deeds has birth, death, marriage, and land records.

The Clerk of Superior Court has probate and court records.

Parent County
1808 - Haywood County was established 15 December 1808 from Buncombe.

County seat: Waynesville

Boundary Changes
Haywood County was formed from the western portion of Buncombe County in 1808. At the time of its formation, it stretched from Buncombe County to the Tennessee state line. In 1828, the western portion of Haywood County became Macon County. Parts of Haywood and Macon Counties were used to form Jackson county in 1851.

For animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation North Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1664-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1932 - Records were lost/destroyed during move into a new courthouse.

For a list of record loss in North Carolina counties see: North Carolina Counties with Burned Courthouses

Populated Places

 * Canton
 * Clyde
 * Hazelwood
 * Lake Junaluska
 * Maggie Valley
 * Waynesville

Neighboring Counties

 * Buncombe
 * Cocke County, Tennessee
 * Henderson
 * Jackson
 * Madison
 * Sevier County, Tennessee
 * Swain
 * Transylvania

Cemeteries

 * Find-A-Grave

Court
The Clerk of Superior Court has probate and court records.

Haywood County Clerk of Superior Court 285 N Main St Suite 1500 Waynesville, NC 28786 Phone: (828) 454-6501

Land
The Register of Deeds has birth, death, marriage, and land records.

Haywood County Register of Deeds County Courthouse 215 N Main Street Suite 213 Waynesville, NC 28786

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


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


 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

Probate
The Clerk of Superior Court has probate and court records.

Haywood County Clerk of Superior Court 285 N Main St Suite 1500 Waynesville, NC 28786 Phone: (828) 454-6501


 * 1808-1966 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records
The Haywood County Register of Deeds holds vital records. Birth and death records are available from 1913. Marriage records are available from 1808.

Haywood County Register of Deeds County Courthouse 215 N Main Street Suite 213 Waynesville, NC 28786

Birth

 * 1800 - 2000 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1866 - 1964 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death

 * 1898 - 1994 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

 * 1958 - 2004North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriages

 * 1857-1914 - Haywood County marriage licenses, 1857-1914 - index freely available from the NC State Library. Word format | PDF format.
 * 1857-1922 - Haywood County Marriage Index 1857-1922 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1915-1925 - Haywood County marriage licenses, 1915-1925 - index freely available from the NC State Library - Word format | PDF format.
 * 1741 - 2004 North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1759 - 1979 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1762 - 1969 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

Societies and Libraries

 * Haywood County Historical &amp; Genealogical Society
 * Haywood County Public Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Haywood County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * Haywood County NCGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project, Inc.

Blogs

 * The Sanford Family Misfit