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

History Timeline
Mitchell County is located in the far Western portion of North Carolina and shares a border with Tennessee. It was named for University of North Carolina professor Elisha Mitchell, who died exploring the famous mountain peak in western North Carolina that now bears his name (Mount Mitchell).

Land and Property Records

 * 1861-1907 Deeds, 1861-1907 at FamilySearch

Military Records
Revolutionary War 
 * 1779-1782 - at FamilySearch

Civil War 

Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 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


 * - 6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 5th Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry, Company B
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company G
 * - 6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company E

World War I 
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch

World War II 
 * 1940-1948 - 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
 * 1760-1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1946 - North Carolina Estate Records, 1826-1946 at FamilySearch

Microfilmed Probate Records
 * 1871-1963 - Probate records, 1871-1963; indexes, 1869-1968 at FamilySearch
 * includes index to Administrators & Executors, Guardians, & decrees

Tax Records

 * 1873-1911 - Tax records, 1873-1911 at FamilySearch

Birth

 * 1875-1970 - Mitchell County Birth Index 1875-1970. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch
 * 1866-1964 - at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1741-2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * 1861-1969 - Mitchell County Marriage Index 1861-1969 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1741-2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1759-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1762-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1763-1868 - at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1898-1994 - at FamilySearch
 * 1906-1930 - at FamilySearch
 * 1908-2004 - North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1909-1975 - North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
 * 1931-1994 - at FamilySearch

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Societies

 * Toe Valley Genealogical Society 491 Beaver Creek Road Spruce Pine, NC 28777 website

Websites

 * Mitchell County NCGenWeb
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * State Library of North Carolina - Family History
 * – 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.