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Swain County, North Carolina
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Location in the state of North Carolina
Location of North Carolina in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	1871
County Seat	Bryson City
Courthouse
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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

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