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| Avery County, North Carolina | |||||||||
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| Founded | 1911 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Newland | ||||||||
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United States 
North Carolina Avery County
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County Courthouse
Avery County North Carolina
Main Street
Newland, NC 28640
Clk Sup Ct has div, pro, ct & land from 1911
Avery County was fromed 23 Feb 1911 from Caldwell, Mitchell, Watauga
History
Parent County
1911--Avery County was created 23 February 1911 from Caldwell, Mitchell, and Watauga counties.
County seat: Newland (originally known as "Old Fields of Toe"). [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
- Cemetery information - Avery County, NCGenWeb - includes listings to approx. 60 cemeteries
- Cemetery information - Avery County, NCGenWeb Archives
- Find-A-Grave: Avery County Cemeteries - user-submitted names for burials in the county
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
- Mililtary records - Avery County, NCGenWeb Archives
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
- Avery County Newspapers - find libraries with microfilm of historical newspapers; via the Library of Congress
- Avery Journal-Times - current newspaper
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Marriages
- Avery County marriage records can be ordered from the Register of Deeds. Please visit their website for contact information.
- North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979 - database from FamilySearch; includes Avery County marriages
Deaths
- Avery County death records can be ordered from the Register of Deeds. Please visit their website for contact information.
- North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930 - database from FamilySearch; includes original microfilm images and covers Avery County.
- Avery County Obituaries - Avery County, NCGenWeb Archives
Yearbooks
- Avery County students at NC colleges - a list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- NCGenWeb: Avery County - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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