Lincoln County, North Carolina
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| − | *USGenWeb | + | *[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project]. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. |
| − | *{{FHL|North+Carolina%2C+Lincoln|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} | + | *{{FHL|North+Carolina%2C+Lincoln|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} |
| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/lincoln/ Lincoln County, NCGenWeb] - Many records & research sources | ||
| + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/lincoln.htm Lincoln County, NCGenWeb Archives] - additional transcribed genealogical records all kinds | ||
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Revision as of 05:12, 24 February 2013
United States 
North Carolina Lincoln County
| Lincoln County, North Carolina | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of North Carolina | |||||||||
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| Founded | 1778 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Lincolnton | ||||||||
| Courthouse | |||||||||
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Contents |
County Courthouse
Lincoln County Courthouse
115 W Main Street P O Box 218
Lincolnton, NC 28093
Phone: 704-736-8534
Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and burial and land records
Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1920
and probate records from 1869[1]
History
Parent County
1778--Lincoln County was created 14 April 1778 from Tryon County. Tryon County was abolished in 1779.
County seat: Lincolnton [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Many records are missing, reason unknown.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Lincoln County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church Records
Baptist
- Catawbo River. Constituted 1785.[3]
Lutheran
- Daniels Church, near Lincolnton, N.C. Organized 1774.[4]
- Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, near Startown, N.C. Organized before 1797.[5] Later located in Catawba County.
- St. John's Lutheran Church, near Conover, N.C. Organized before 1798.[6] Later located in Catawba County.
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church, near Conover, N.C. Organized before 1771.[7] Originally located in Tryon County; later located in Catawba County.
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Migration
Early migration routes to and from Lincoln County for European settlers included:[8]
- Catawba and Northern Trail pre-historic
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
- -1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, usually known as the Bethel Regiment.
- -1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
- -11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
Newspapers
Probate
- Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Lincoln County, North Carolina Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.
- 1772-1964 - Will Books 1 to 8 (1772-1964) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
- Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
- Lincolnton North Carolina Family History Center (Hickory)
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
- Lincoln County, NCGenWeb - Many records & research sources
- Lincoln County, NCGenWeb Archives - additional transcribed genealogical records all kinds
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lincoln County, North Carolina. Page 510 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 2:562. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
- ↑ "Daniels Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.
- ↑ "Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.
- ↑ "St. John's Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.
- ↑ "Old St. Paul's Lutheran Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.
- ↑ 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.
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