Transylvania County, North Carolina
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| − | + | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Transylvania_County,_North_Carolina|Transylvania County]]'' | |
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| + | {{Infobox U.S. County | ||
| + | | county = Transylvania County | ||
| + | | adoption_sign = Adoption NCGenWeb | ||
| + | | custom_text = <center>County Coordinator<br>'''[http://www.ncgenweb.us/transylvania/ Transylvania Co. NCGenWeb]'''</center> | ||
| + | | county_map = Nc-transylvania.png | ||
| + | | state = North Carolina | ||
| + | | state_map = North_Carolina.png | ||
| + | | founded year = 1861 | ||
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| + | | seat wl = Brevard | ||
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== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
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| + | [http://www.transylvaniacounty.org/ Transvylvania County Courthouse]<br>12 E Main St P O box 417<br>Brevard, NC 28712<br>Phone: 828-884-3162<br><br>Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913<br>marriage and land records from 1861 and military records<br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Transylvania County, North Carolina. Page 513 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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==== Parent County ==== | ==== Parent County ==== | ||
| − | '''1861'''--Transylvania County was created from Henderson and Jackson Counties.<br>'''County seat:''' Brevard <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> | + | '''1861'''--Transylvania County was created from [[Henderson County, North Carolina|Henderson]] and [[Jackson County, North Carolina|Jackson]] Counties.<br>'''County seat:''' Brevard <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> |
==== Boundary Changes ==== | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
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| + | From 1789-1820, there was a boundary dispute between North Carolina and Georgia for a county known as Walton County. It was located in what is now Transylvania County, North Carolina, and the dispute was serious enough that the two states dispatched their militias in what was known as Walton's War. See copy of Map under below collections. Read more about [http://www.ngeorgia.com/history/waltwar.html Walton's War].<br> | ||
==== Record Loss ==== | ==== Record Loss ==== | ||
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==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Buncombe County, North Carolina|Buncombe]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Greenville County, South Carolina|Greenville County, South Carolina]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Haywood County, North Carolina|Haywood]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Henderson County, North Carolina|Henderson]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Jackson County, North Carolina|Jackson]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Oconee County, South Carolina|Oconee County, South Carolina]] |
| + | *[[Pickens County, South Carolina|Pickens County, South Carolina]] | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=1738 Transylvania County Cemeteries at Find-A-Grave] | ||
| + | *[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=148245 Cathey's Creek Church Cemetery, Cathey's Creek] BillionGraves | ||
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| + | ==== Census ==== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/transylvania/home_html/Census-Records.html Census records on the Transylvania County NCGenWeb site] - includes several mortality schedules | ||
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==== Church ==== | ==== Church ==== | ||
==== Court ==== | ==== Court ==== | ||
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| + | ==== Directories ==== | ||
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| + | *Several NC state business directories are available online. [http://ncgenweb.us/nc/bookshelf/directories/ Visit this list of directories], open the directory, and navigate to Transylvania County. Directories include information on area businesses and citizens. | ||
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| + | ==== Education ==== | ||
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| + | *[http://library.digitalnc.org/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=exact&CISOFIELD1=digita&CISOBOX1=North+Carolina+College+and+University+Yearbooks&CISOOP2=exact&CISOFIELD2=contri&CISOROOT=/yearbooks&CISOBOX2=Brevard%20College Brevard College Yearbooks, 1935-1998] -- digitized by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. | ||
| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb-data.com/ybook/resultlist.php?county=transylvania&state=NC Transylvania County county students at NC colleges] – via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index | ||
==== Land ==== | ==== Land ==== | ||
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==== Maps ==== | ==== Maps ==== | ||
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| + | *[http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15012coll1&CISOPTR=9609 Walton County, NC] - now extinct, disputed county between NC & GA, includes history | ||
| + | *[http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISORESTMP=results.php&CISOVIEWTMP=item_viewer.php&CISOMODE=grid&CISOGRID=thumbnail,A,1;title,A,1;displa,A,0;publis,A,0;collec,A,0;30;date,title,none,none,none&CISOBIB=mapid,A,1,N;collec,A,0,N;title,200,0,N;none,A,0,N;none,A,0,N;20;mapid,none,none,none,none&CISOTHUMB=20%20(4x5);mapid,none,none,none,none&CISOTITLE=20;mapid,none,none,none,none&CISOHIERA=20;collec,mapid,none,none,none&CISOSUPPRESS=0&CISOTYPE=link&CISOOP1=exact&CISOFIELD1=spatia&CISOBOX1=Transylvania+County&CISOOP2=exact&CISOFIELD2=collec&CISOBOX2=&CISOOP3=exact&CISOFIELD3=title&CISOBOX3=&CISOOP4=exact&CISOFIELD4=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOBOX4=&c=exact&CISOROOT=/ncmaps Maps of Transylvania County] - via NC Maps website from UNC | ||
==== Military ==== | ==== Military ==== | ||
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| + | ===== Civil War ===== | ||
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| + | Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc. | ||
==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
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| + | *[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/titles/places/north_carolina/Transylvania Transylvania County newspapers] - a listing of newspapers published in the county; via the Library of Congress | ||
| + | *[http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/newspaper/index.html North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project] - contains full-text papers from 1752-1890s. Search for your Carteret County ancestors. | ||
| + | *[http://transylvaniatimes.com/ Transylvania Times] - a current newspaper of Brevard, NC | ||
==== Probate ==== | ==== Probate ==== | ||
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| + | *'''1810-1951''' - [http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/archives/arch/FindingAids/Transylvania.htm Index to Transylvania County estate records, 1810 to 1951] | ||
| + | *'''1879-1968''' - {{RecordSearch|1867501|Wills Cross Index, 1879-1968, Vol. 1|access=browse}} have been digitized by FamilySearch - free. | ||
==== Taxation ==== | ==== Taxation ==== | ||
==== Vital Records ==== | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||
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| + | ===== Births ===== | ||
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| + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1726957&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964] - search this name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state ; via FamilySearch | ||
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| + | ===== Marriages ===== | ||
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| + | *[https://familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1675484&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979] - via FamilySearch; images included | ||
| + | *[http://goo.gl/FsJlh Transylvania County marriages] - are included in Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register & State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searcheable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website. | ||
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| + | ===== Deaths ===== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/transylvania/home_html/Vital-Records.html Transylvania County death certificates, 1913-1916] | ||
| + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1609799&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930] - via FamilySearch; images included | ||
| + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1675510&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Deaths & Burials, 1898-1994] - via FamilySearch | ||
== Societies and Libraries == | == Societies and Libraries == | ||
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| + | Transylvania Genealogical Society, [http://www.transylvaniagenealogy.com www.transylvaniagenealogy.com] | ||
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| + | Transylvania Heritage Museum, [http://www.transylvaniaheritage.net www.transylvaniaheritage.net] | ||
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| + | ==== Family History Centers<br> ==== | ||
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| + | *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] | ||
== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
| − | * | + | *[[#http:.2F.2Fwww.ncgenweb.us.2Ftransylvania.2Fhome_html.2F|Transylvania GenWeb Project]]- free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project |
| − | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/transylvania.htm Transylvania County Archives-USGenWeb] |
| + | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gaoldwal/ Old Walton County, GA] | ||
| + | *{{FHL|North+Carolina%2C+Transylvania|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
| − | <references /> | + | <references />{{North Carolina|North Carolina}} |
[[Category:Transylvania_County,_North_Carolina]] | [[Category:Transylvania_County,_North_Carolina]] | ||
Revision as of 22:47, 21 November 2012
United States 
North Carolina Transylvania County
| Transylvania County, North Carolina | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of North Carolina | |||||||||
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| Founded | 1861 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Brevard | ||||||||
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Contents |
County Courthouse
Transvylvania County Courthouse
12 E Main St P O box 417
Brevard, NC 28712
Phone: 828-884-3162
Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913
marriage and land records from 1861 and military records
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records[1]
History
Parent County
1861--Transylvania County was created from Henderson and Jackson Counties.
County seat: Brevard [2]
Boundary Changes
From 1789-1820, there was a boundary dispute between North Carolina and Georgia for a county known as Walton County. It was located in what is now Transylvania County, North Carolina, and the dispute was serious enough that the two states dispatched their militias in what was known as Walton's War. See copy of Map under below collections. Read more about Walton's War.
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
- Buncombe
- Greenville County, South Carolina
- Haywood
- Henderson
- Jackson
- Oconee County, South Carolina
- Pickens County, South Carolina
Resources
Cemeteries
- Transylvania County Cemeteries at Find-A-Grave
- Cathey's Creek Church Cemetery, Cathey's Creek BillionGraves
Census
- Census records on the Transylvania County NCGenWeb site - includes several mortality schedules
For tips on accessing Transylvania County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church
Court
Directories
- Several NC state business directories are available online. Visit this list of directories, open the directory, and navigate to Transylvania County. Directories include information on area businesses and citizens.
Education
- Brevard College Yearbooks, 1935-1998 -- digitized by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Transylvania County county students at NC colleges – via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index
Land
Local Histories
Maps
- Walton County, NC - now extinct, disputed county between NC & GA, includes history
- Maps of Transylvania County - via NC Maps website from UNC
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
- Transylvania County newspapers - a listing of newspapers published in the county; via the Library of Congress
- North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project - contains full-text papers from 1752-1890s. Search for your Carteret County ancestors.
- Transylvania Times - a current newspaper of Brevard, NC
Probate
- 1810-1951 - Index to Transylvania County estate records, 1810 to 1951
- 1879-1968 - Wills Cross Index, 1879-1968, Vol. 1 have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
Vital Records
Births
- North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964 - search this name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state ; via FamilySearch
Marriages
- North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979 - via FamilySearch; images included
- Transylvania County marriages - are included in Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register & State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searcheable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.
Deaths
- Transylvania County death certificates, 1913-1916
- North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930 - via FamilySearch; images included
- North Carolina Deaths & Burials, 1898-1994 - via FamilySearch
Societies and Libraries
Transylvania Genealogical Society, www.transylvaniagenealogy.com
Transylvania Heritage Museum, www.transylvaniaheritage.net
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Transylvania GenWeb Project- free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
- Transylvania County Archives-USGenWeb
- Old Walton County, GA
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Transylvania County, North Carolina. Page 513 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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