Buncombe County, North Carolina
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| + | '''Buncombe County, North Carolina'''<br> | ||
| + | 69 Court Plaza Run 110<br> | ||
| + | Asheville, NC 28801-3519 <br> | ||
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| + | Court house burned 1830-1835<br> | ||
| + | Reg of Deeds has b, m, d. bur & land records<br> | ||
| + | Clk Sup Ct has div & pro rec from 1832 & Ct Rec<br> | ||
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| + | Buncombe County was formed from Burke and Rutherford 5 Dec 1791,<br> | ||
==== Parent County ==== | ==== Parent County ==== | ||
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==== Record Loss ==== | ==== Record Loss ==== | ||
| − | '''1830, 1865--'''The courthouse fires destroyed many court records. | + | '''1830, 1865--'''The courthouse fires destroyed many court records. |
== Places/Localities == | == Places/Localities == | ||
Revision as of 20:50, 26 March 2012
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United States 
North Carolina Buncombe County
Contents |
County Courthouse
History
Buncombe County, North Carolina
69 Court Plaza Run 110
Asheville, NC 28801-3519
Court house burned 1830-1835
Reg of Deeds has b, m, d. bur & land records
Clk Sup Ct has div & pro rec from 1832 & Ct Rec
Buncombe County was formed from Burke and Rutherford 5 Dec 1791,
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
BillionGraves (Headstone photos, Google maps, searchable database both by cemetery and sitewide):
- Patton Cemetery, Swannatoa
- Western North Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Black Mountain
- Woodlawn Cemetery, Ashville
Church
Court
Education
- Black Mountain College collection - repository of publications and records of the college. Available via the North Carolina Digital Collections website.
- Montreat College Yearbooks: 1925-1959 -- free at the Internet Archive
- Buncombe County students at NC colleges - list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index
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
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
- -1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, usually known as the Bethel Regiment.
- -11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Asheville and Buncombe County Weblog
- Buncombe County NC GenWeb
- Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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