Swain County, North Carolina
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| Swain County, North Carolina | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of North Carolina | |||||||||
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| Founded | 1871 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Bryson City | ||||||||
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United States 
North Carolina Swain County
Contents |
County Courthouse
History
Parent County
1871--Swain County was created from Jackson and Macon Counties.
County seat: Bryson City [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1879--Courthouse fire destroyed many records.
1908-- Swain County Courthouse in Bryson City burned by rioters, January 7, 1908. No records were saved. [2]
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
- Blount County, Tennessee
- Cocke County, Tennessee
- Graham
- Haywood
- Jackson
- Macon
- Sevier County, Tennessee
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
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ GenDisasters.com Bryson City, NC Courthouse Burned by Rioters, Jan 1908 http://www3.gendisasters.com/north-carolina/17868/bryson-city-nc-courthouse-burned-rioters-jan-1908
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