Lincoln County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Lincoln County

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

County Courthouse
Lincoln County Courthouse 115 W Main Street P O Box 218 Lincolnton, NC 28093 Phone: 704-736-8534 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and burial and land records Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1920 and probate records from 1869

Parent County
1778--Lincoln County was created 14 April 1778 from Tryon County. Tryon County was abolished in 1779. County seat: Lincolnton

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
Many records are missing, reason unknown. For a list of record loss in North Carolina counties see: North Carolina Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Burke
 * Catawba
 * Cleveland
 * Gaston
 * Iredell
 * Mecklenburg

Baptist

 * Catawbo River. Constituted 1785.

Lutheran

 * Daniels Church, near Lincolnton, N.C. Organized 1774.
 * Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, near Startown, N.C. Organized before 1797. Later located in Catawba County.
 * St. John's Lutheran Church, near Conover, N.C. Organized before 1798. Later located in Catawba County.
 * St. Paul's Lutheran Church, near Conover, N.C. Organized before 1771. Originally located in Tryon County; later located in Catawba County.

Land

 * 1769-present - Deed records available online from the Lincoln County Register of Deeds

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Lincoln County for European settlers included:


 * Catawba and Northern Trail pre-historic

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


 * -1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, usually known as the Bethel Regiment.
 * -1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company I :- 1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company D :- 1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry,usually known as the Bethel Regiment, Company K :- 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company C :- 4th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company K :- 5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company E

Probate

 * Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.


 * 1772-1964 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1851-1869 - Lincoln County Marriage Index 1851-1869. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries

 * Gaston-Lincoln Regional Library System

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Lincolnton North Carolina Family History Center (Hickory)

Web Sites

 * Lincoln County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Lincoln County, NCGenWeb - Many records &amp; research sources
 * Lincoln County, NCGenWeb Archives - additional transcribed genealogical records all kinds
 * Lincoln County, NCGenWeb Archives - additional transcribed genealogical records all kinds