Buncombe County, North Carolina
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| − | '''1791'''--Buncombe County was created 5 December 1791 from [[ | + | '''1791'''--Buncombe County was created 5 December 1791 from [[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke]] and [[Rutherford County, North Carolina|Rutherford]] Counties. '''County seat''': Asheville <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> |
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| + | *'''[Gash]''' Rising, Marsha Hoffman. "The Gash Family of Buncombe County, North Carolina: Who Was Ebenezer Gash of St. Clair County, Missouri?," ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 73, No. 2 (Apr. 1998):105-116. | ||
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Contents |
County Courthouse
History
Parent County
1791--Buncombe County was created 5 December 1791 from Burke and Rutherford Counties. County seat: Asheville [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1830, 1865--The courthouse fires destroyed many court records.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Family Histories
- [Gash] Rising, Marsha Hoffman. "The Gash Family of Buncombe County, North Carolina: Who Was Ebenezer Gash of St. Clair County, Missouri?," The American Genealogist, Vol. 73, No. 2 (Apr. 1998):105-116.
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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