Mitchell County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
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).

County Courthouse
Mitchell County Courthouse Crimson Laurel Way Admin Bldg P O Box 82 Bakersville, NC 28705 Phone: 828-688-2139 Clerk Superior Court has divorce and probate records from 1861 and Court records from 1912 Regiser of Deeds has marriage and land records    Register of Deeds 6 Crimson Laurel Circle, Ste. 4 Bakersville, NC 28705 Telephone: 828-688-2139 Fax: 828-688-3666 Website  Clerk of Superior Court 328 Longview Drive Bakersville, NC 28705 Telephone: (828) 688-5100

Parent County
1861--Mitchell County was created 16 February 1861 from Yancey, Watauga, Caldwell,Burke, and McDowell Counties. County seat: Bakersville

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
1907--Several records believed to have been destroyed during move into new courthouse.

Neighboring Counties

 * Avery
 * Carter County, Tennessee
 * McDowell
 * Unicoi County, Tennessee
 * Yancey

Land

 * 1861 - 1907 Deeds, 1861-1907 at FamilySearch.org - Index and Images

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


 * - 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 — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records

Microfilmed 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
 * 1826 - 1946 - North Carolina Estate Records, 1826-1946 at FamilySearch.org - images
 * 1871 - 1963 - Probate records, 1871-1963; indexes, 1869-1968 at FamilySearch.org - Images and Index
 * includes index to Administrators & Executors, Guardians, & decrees

Taxation

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

Birth Records

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

Death Records

 * 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 Records

 * 1926 - 1975 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1958 - 2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1861 - 1969 - Mitchell County Marriage Index 1861-1969 in International Genealogical Index 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
Toe Valley Genealogical Society 491 Beaver Creek Road Spruce Pine, NC 28777 website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Mitchell County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * 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
 * State Library of North Carolina - Family History