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Cherokee County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
Location of North Carolina in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	1839
County Seat	Murphy
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Cherokee County Courthouse, Murphy, N.C.

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

• TVA Cemetery Listings

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

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
  
• Murphy 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
• 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

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