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Catawba County, North Carolina
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Location in the state of North Carolina
Location of North Carolina in the U.S.
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Founded	1842
County Seat	Newton
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

History

Parent County

1842--Catawba County was formed 12 December 1842 from the northern section of Lincoln County.
County seat: Newton ^[1]

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

• Alexander
• Burke
• Caldwell
• Cleveland
• Iredell
• Lincoln

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.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Catawba County for European settlers included:^[2]

• Catawba and Northern Trail pre-historic

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Library

• Hickory Public Library has several local history and genealogy resources

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
  
• Hickory North Carolina Family History Center
  

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

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
2. ↑ 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.