Mitchell County, North Carolina
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| − | + | '''1861'''--Mitchell County was created from Yancey, Watauga, Caldwell, Burke, and McDowell Counties. County seat: Davis (1866-1868); Bakersville (1868-present). In 1863 justices agreed to hold court at Norman's Hill located in Bakersville (founded 1857), at Eben Child's (1861), at the Baptist Meeting House on Bear Creek (1862), Bakersville (1863), Bear Creek Meeting House (1864), Calhoun (1865), Davis (1866-1868), then Bakersville (1868-present). | |
==== Boundary Changes ==== | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
==== Record Loss ==== | ==== Record Loss ==== | ||
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| + | Several records believed destroyed during move into new courthouse in 1907. | ||
== Places/Localities == | == Places/Localities == | ||
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United States > North Carolina > Mitchell County
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County Courthouse
History
Parent County
1861--Mitchell County was created from Yancey, Watauga, Caldwell, Burke, and McDowell Counties. County seat: Davis (1866-1868); Bakersville (1868-present). In 1863 justices agreed to hold court at Norman's Hill located in Bakersville (founded 1857), at Eben Child's (1861), at the Baptist Meeting House on Bear Creek (1862), Bakersville (1863), Bear Creek Meeting House (1864), Calhoun (1865), Davis (1866-1868), then Bakersville (1868-present).
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Several records believed destroyed during move into new courthouse in 1907.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
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.
References
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