Jackson County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Jackson County Courthouse 401 Grind Stass Road Room 103 States, NC 28677 Phone: 828-586-7532

Register of deeds has birth, marriage, death and burial and land records Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probaet and court records from 1851 Jackson created from Haywood and Macon 29 Jan 1851

Register of Deeds 401 Grindstaff Cove Road Sylva, NC. 28779 Phone: 828-586-7535 Fax: 828-586-7535 Website

Clerk Superior Court 401 Grindstaff Cove Rd Sylva, NC 28779 Phone: (828) 631-6400

History


The county is named after President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845).

Parent County
1851--Jackson County was created 29 January 1851 from Haywood and Macon Counties. County seat: Sylva

Boundary Changes
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
1913 Records lost in move

Neighboring Counties

 * Haywood
 * Macon
 * Oconee County, South Carolina
 * Rabun County, Georgia
 * Swain
 * Transylvania

County Records

 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Ethnic Research

 * Sketch of the Cherokee people on the Indian Reservation of North Carolina (1894)

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


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

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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
 * 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
 * 1868 - 1955 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Birth

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

Death

 * 1898 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 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 $

Marriages

 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1853 - 1970 - Jackson County Marriage Index 1853-1970. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1759 - 1979 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1762 - 1979 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1763 - 1868 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Jackson County Genealogical Society Inc. PO Box 2108 Cullowhee, NC 28723 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers
 * Cherokee North Carolina Family History Center

Websites

 * Jackson County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * Jackson County, NCGenWeb - free genealogical resources; part of the USGenWeb Project