Jackson County, North Carolina Genealogy

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



Description
Jackson County is located in the southwestern portion of North Carolina and shares a border with South Carolina. It was named for President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845). .

County Courthouse
Jackson County Courthouse 401 Grind Stass Road, Room 103 States, NC 28677 Phone: 828-586-7532 Jackson County Website Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and burial and land records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1851.

Bible Records

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

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

 * 1843-1908 (*); Superior Court and Clerk of Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1853-1864 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1853-1868 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1870-1968 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1908-1968 (*); Superior and Justice's Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1912-1946 (*); Superior Court and Clerk of Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
American Indians
 * 1862-1870   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1863-1872   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * Sketch of the Cherokee people on the Indian Reservation of North Carolina (1894)

Funeral Homes

 * Appalachian Funeral Services and Crematorium in Sylva.
 * Long House Funeral Home in Cherokee.

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

Maps and Gazetteers

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


 * - 16th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company A
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company G

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

 * North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC

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 ($)
 * 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1663-1979  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry ($)
 * 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 ($)
 * 1853-1966 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1853-1968 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1865-1894 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1868-1935 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1868-1955   at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1870-1968 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1912-1946 (*); Superior Court and Superior Court Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * North Carolina Probate Records tips

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.

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
 * 1853-1970 Jackson County Marriage Index 1853-1970. Batch  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 $
 * 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

Societies
Jackson County Genealogical Society 310 Keener St PO Box 480 Sylva, NC 28779 Phone: 828-631-2646 Email: [mailto:jacksoncountygenealogy@gmail.com jacksoncountygenealogy@gmail.com] Facebook Website

Websites

 * Jackson County, NCGenWeb
 * – 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.