Gaston County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Gaston County

Parent County
1846--Gaston County was created 21 December 1846 from Lincoln County. County seat: Gastonia

Record Loss
1874--Courthouse fire destroyed many court records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Cleveland
 * Lincoln
 * Mecklenburg
 * York County, South Carolina

Cemeteries

 * Gaston NCGenWeb - cemetery listing
 * Gaston County cemeteries on Find-A-Grave

Schools

 * Sacred Heart College - founded in 1892 by the order of the Roman Catholic Sisters of Mercy. Closed in 1987.

Societies and Libraries

 * Gaston-Lincoln Genealogical Society
 * Gaston-Lincoln Regional Library System

Web Sites

 * Gaston County, NCGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb project.