Transylvania County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Transylvania County

Parent County
1861--Transylvania County was created from Henderson and Jackson Counties. County seat: Brevard

Boundary Changes
From 1789-1820, there was a boundary dispute between North Carolina and Georgia for a county known as Walton County. It was located in what is now Transylvania County, North Carolina, and the dispute was serious enough that the two states to dispatch their militias in what was known as Walton's War. See copy of Map under below collections.

Neighboring Counties

 * Buncombe
 * Greenville County, South Carolina
 * Haywood
 * Henderson
 * Jackson
 * Oconee County, South Carolina
 * Pickens County, South Carolina

Maps

 * Walton County, NC - now extinct, disputed county between NC &amp; GA, includes history

Societies and Libraries
Transylvania Genealogical Society, www.transylvaniagenealogy.com

Transylvania Heritage Museum, www.transylvaniaheritage.net

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Transylvania GenWeb Project, http://www.ncgenweb.us/transylvania/home_html/