Burke County, North Carolina
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==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
| − | *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=1662 Burke County cemetery listings at FindAGrave] -user-submitted burial records | + | *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=1662 Burke County cemetery listings at FindAGrave] -user-submitted burial records |
| − | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/burke/cemeteries.htm Burke County cemeteries] - compilation of resources on the Burke County, NCGenWeb site | + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/burke/cemeteries.htm Burke County cemeteries] - compilation of resources on the Burke County, NCGenWeb site |
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/northcarolina/burke.html NC Tombstone Transcription Project] - Burke county cemeteries | *[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/northcarolina/burke.html NC Tombstone Transcription Project] - Burke county cemeteries | ||
| − | ==== Census ==== | + | ==== Census ==== |
*[http://www.usgwarchives.org/nc/burke/burkecensus.html Census records on the NCGenWeb Archives] | *[http://www.usgwarchives.org/nc/burke/burkecensus.html Census records on the NCGenWeb Archives] | ||
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==== Land ==== | ==== Land ==== | ||
| − | *[http://rod.co.burke.nc.us/OtherAnthem/SearchEntry.aspx?cabinet=COTT Deeds 1855-1985] -- Search on the Burke County Register of Deeds website | + | *[http://rod.co.burke.nc.us/OtherAnthem/SearchEntry.aspx?cabinet=COTT Deeds 1855-1985] -- Search on the Burke County Register of Deeds website |
*[http://www.usgwarchives.org/nc/burke/burkedeeds.html Deeds of Burke County] -- NCGenWeb Archives | *[http://www.usgwarchives.org/nc/burke/burkedeeds.html Deeds of Burke County] -- NCGenWeb Archives | ||
==== Local Histories ==== | ==== Local Histories ==== | ||
| − | *Book: [http://www.archive.org/details/catawbavalleyhig00ervi Catawba Valley and highlands : Burke County, Western North Carolina (1896)] - via the Internet Archive | + | *Book: [http://www.archive.org/details/catawbavalleyhig00ervi Catawba Valley and highlands : Burke County, Western North Carolina (1896)] - via the Internet Archive |
==== Maps ==== | ==== Maps ==== | ||
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:-[[1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry,usually known as the Bethel Regiment.|1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, usually known as the Bethel Regiment.]] | :-[[1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry,usually known as the Bethel Regiment.|1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, usually known as the Bethel Regiment.]] | ||
| − | :-[[6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry|6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry]] | + | :-[[6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry|6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry]] |
:-[[11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry|11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry]] | :-[[11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry|11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry]] | ||
==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
| − | *[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/titles/places/north_carolina/Burke Burke county newspapers] - a listing of newspapers published in the county & libraries that hold them; via the Library of Congress. | + | *[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/titles/places/north_carolina/Burke Burke county newspapers] - a listing of newspapers published in the county & libraries that hold them; via the Library of Congress. |
| − | *[http://www.ncgenweb-data.com/ncnews/resultlist.php?county=burke Burke County residents in the newspaper] - name listing of people from the county as located in misc. newspaper articles; time span varies. Articles indexed in the NC People in the Papers database. | + | *[http://www.ncgenweb-data.com/ncnews/resultlist.php?county=burke Burke County residents in the newspaper] - name listing of people from the county as located in misc. newspaper articles; time span varies. Articles indexed in the NC People in the Papers database. |
*[http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/newspaper/index.html North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project] - contains full-text papers from 1752-1890s. Search for your Burke County ancestors. | *[http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/newspaper/index.html North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project] - contains full-text papers from 1752-1890s. Search for your Burke County ancestors. | ||
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==== Vital Records ==== | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||
| − | Births | + | Births |
| − | *[http://rod.co.burke.nc.us/Birth/SearchEntry.aspx Burke County Births] - search on the website of the Burke County Register of Deeds | + | *[http://rod.co.burke.nc.us/Birth/SearchEntry.aspx Burke County Births] - search on the website of the Burke County Register of Deeds |
| − | *[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1726957&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964] - search this name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state; via FamilySearch | + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1726957&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964] - search this name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state; via FamilySearch |
| − | Marriages | + | Marriages |
| − | *[http://rod.co.burke.nc.us/Marriage/SearchEntry.aspx Burke County Marriages] - search on the website of the Burke County Register of Deeds | + | *[http://rod.co.burke.nc.us/Marriage/SearchEntry.aspx Burke County Marriages] - search on the website of the Burke County Register of Deeds |
| − | *[https://familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1675484&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979] - search this database of marriages from across the state - images included; via FamilySearch | + | *[https://familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1675484&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979] - search this database of marriages from across the state - images included; via FamilySearch |
| − | *[http://goo.gl/FsJlh Burke County marriages] - may be included throughout Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register & State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searchable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website. | + | *[http://goo.gl/FsJlh Burke County marriages] - may be included throughout Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register & State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searchable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website. |
| + | *Burke County Marriages 1774-1854 [http://www.northcarolinapioneers.com/content/ncmarriages.html North Carolina Pioneers] | ||
| + | *North Carolina Marriages to 1799, a database, available to members [http://www.northcarolinapioneers.com/content/ncmarriages.html North Carolina Pioneers] | ||
| − | Deaths | + | Deaths |
| − | *[http://rod.co.burke.nc.us/DEATH/SearchEntry.aspx Burke County Deaths] - search on the website of the Burke County Register of Deeds | + | *[http://rod.co.burke.nc.us/DEATH/SearchEntry.aspx Burke County Deaths] - search on the website of the Burke County Register of Deeds |
*[http://www.ncgenweb-data.com/ncnews/resultlist.php?nametype=decedent&county=burke Deaths of Burke County] - list of county area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s. | *[http://www.ncgenweb-data.com/ncnews/resultlist.php?nametype=decedent&county=burke Deaths of Burke County] - list of county area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1609799&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D%20 North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930] - search a statewide collection of freely available death certificates - images are included; via FamilySearch | *[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1609799&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D%20 North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930] - search a statewide collection of freely available death certificates - images are included; via FamilySearch | ||
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== Societies and Libraries == | == Societies and Libraries == | ||
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*[http://ncgenweb.us/burke/ Burke County NCGenWeb] - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project | *[http://ncgenweb.us/burke/ Burke County NCGenWeb] - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project | ||
| − | *[http://www.usgwarchives.org/nc/burke.html Burke County NCGenWeb Archives] | + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.org/nc/burke.html Burke County NCGenWeb Archives] |
| − | *{{FHL|North+Carolina%2C+Burke|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} | + | *{{FHL|North+Carolina%2C+Burke|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} |
| + | *North Carolina Pioneers [http://www.northcarolinapioneers.com North Carolina Pioneers] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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| Founded | 1777 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Morganton | ||||||||
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United States 
North Carolina Burke County
Contents |
County Courthouse
History
Parent County
1777--Burke County was created 8 April 1777 from Rowan County. County seat: Morganton [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1865--Many court records and most land records burned by Federal troops.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
- Burke County cemetery listings at FindAGrave -user-submitted burial records
- Burke County cemeteries - compilation of resources on the Burke County, NCGenWeb site
- NC Tombstone Transcription Project - Burke county cemeteries
Census
Court
Education
- Book: The North Carolina School for the Deaf at Morganton, 1894-1944 (1945) - free online
- Burke County students at NC colleges - list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index
Land
- Deeds 1855-1985 -- Search on the Burke County Register of Deeds website
- Deeds of Burke County -- NCGenWeb Archives
Local Histories
- Book: Catawba Valley and highlands : Burke County, Western North Carolina (1896) - via the Internet Archive
Maps
- Burke County Maps - via NC Maps Digital Collection
Migration
Early migration routes to and from Burke County for European settlers included:[2]
- Old Cherokee Path pre-historic
- Jonesboro Road 1769
- Rutherford's War Trace 1776
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
- -1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, usually known as the Bethel Regiment.
- -6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
- -11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
Newspapers
- Burke county newspapers - a listing of newspapers published in the county & libraries that hold them; via the Library of Congress.
- Burke County residents in the newspaper - name listing of people from the county as located in misc. newspaper articles; time span varies. Articles indexed in the NC People in the Papers database.
- North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project - contains full-text papers from 1752-1890s. Search for your Burke County ancestors.
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Births
- Burke County Births - search on the website of the Burke County Register of Deeds
- North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964 - search this name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state; via FamilySearch
Marriages
- Burke County Marriages - search on the website of the Burke County Register of Deeds
- North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979 - search this database of marriages from across the state - images included; via FamilySearch
- Burke County marriages - may be included throughout Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register & State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searchable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.
- Burke County Marriages 1774-1854 North Carolina Pioneers
- North Carolina Marriages to 1799, a database, available to members North Carolina Pioneers
Deaths
- Burke County Deaths - search on the website of the Burke County Register of Deeds
- Deaths of Burke County - list of county area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s.
- North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930 - search a statewide collection of freely available death certificates - images are included; via FamilySearch
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
- Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
- Hickory North Carolina Family History Center
- Morganton North Carolina Family History Center
Web Sites
- Burke County NCGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
- Burke County NCGenWeb Archives
- Family History Library Catalog
- North Carolina Pioneers North Carolina Pioneers
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002) WorldCat entry., and William E. Myer, Indian Trails of the Southeast. (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Gray Press, 1971), 12-14, and the book's pocket map "The Trail System of the Southeastern United States in the early Colonial Period" (1923). (FHL Book 970.1 M992i) WorldCat entry.
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