Cherokee County, North Carolina
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Revision as of 16:51, 18 December 2012
United States 
North Carolina Cherokee County
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| County Seat | Murphy | ||||||||
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Cherokee County Courthouse
53 Peachtree
Murphy North Carolina 28906
Phone: 282-837-2613
Clerk Superior Court has divorce records,
Registrar of Deeds has land records[1]
History
Parent County
1839--Cherokee County was created 4 January 1839 from Macon County.
County seat: Murphy [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1865, 1895, 1926--Courthouse fires have destroyed many court records.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
- Clay
- Fannin County, Georgia
- Graham
- Macon
- Monroe County, Tennessee
- Polk County, Tennessee
- Union County, Georgia
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Cherokee County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
Probate
- 1869-1934 - Will Books A to B (1869-1934) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
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
- NCGenWeb Cherokee County - many records of all kinds for the County
- Western NC Genealogy Resource Center - Census, Marriage, Birth & Death records, Cemetery,Military, and various other kinds of records for Cherokee County
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Cherokee 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).
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