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| Gaston 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 | December 21, 1846 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Gastonia | ||||||||
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United States 
North Carolina Gaston County
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County Courthouse
History
Parent County
1846--Gaston County was created 21 December 1846 from Lincoln County.
County seat: Gastonia [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1874--Courthouse fire destroyed many court records.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
- Gaston NCGenWeb - cemetery listing
- Gaston County cemeteries on Find-A-Grave
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Schools
- Sacred Heart College - founded in 1892 by the order of the Roman Catholic Sisters of Mercy. Closed in 1987.
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Web Sites
- Gaston County, NCGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb project.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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