Catawba County, North Carolina
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| County Seat | Newton | ||||||||
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United States 
North Carolina Catawba County
Contents |
County Courthouse
Catawba County Courthouse
100 A Southwest Blvd
P O Box 389
Newton, NC 28658-0389
Phone: 828-465-1573
Clerk Superior Courtt has divorce, probate and court records from 1843
Register of Deeds has marriage and land records[1]
Catawba was formed from Lincoln in 5 Dec 1770
History
Parent County
1842--Catawba County was formed 12 December 1842 from the northern section of Lincoln County.
County seat: Newton [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Many court records missing.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Newton was divided into 8 townships in 1868. Very few changes have been made in the township boundaries since that date. The townships are: Newton | Clines | Caldwell | Jacobs Fork | Mountain Creek | Bandys | Hickory Tavern (changed to Hickory) | Hamilton (changed to Catawba).
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
The Catawba County Genealogical Society has published several helpful volumes of cemetery records and marriage records. Researchers will find their webpage within the Catawba County NCGenWeb site helpful.
Census
For tips on accessing Catawba County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Migration
Early migration routes to and from Catawba County for European settlers included:[3]
- Catawba and Northern Trail pre-historic
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
Probate
- 1849-1939 - Will Books 1 to 5 (1849-1939) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Library
- Hickory Public Library has several local history and genealogy resources
Family History Centers
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
- Catawba County NCGenweb Project, a member of The NCGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Catawba County, North Carolina. Page 507 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ 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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