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Jackson County, North Carolina
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Location in the state of North Carolina
Location of North Carolina in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 29, 1851
County Seat	Sylva
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Jackson County North Carolina 401 Grind Stass Road Room 103
States, NC 28677
828-586-7532

Reg of deeds has b, m, d, bur & land rec
Clk Sup Ct has div, pro & ct rec from 1851

Jackson created from Haywood and Macon 29 Jan 1851

History

The county is named after President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845).^[1]

Parent County

1851--Jackson County was created 29 January 1851 from Haywood and Macon Counties.
County seat: Sylva ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Many records missing, reason unknown.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Haywood
• Macon
• Oconee County, South Carolina
• Rabun County, Georgia
• Swain
• Transylvania

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Ethnic Research

• Sketch of the Cherokee people on the Indian Reservation of North Carolina (1894)

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

• Jackson County, NCGenWeb - free genealogical resources; part of the USGenWeb Project
• Family History Library Catalog

References

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