Transylvania County, North Carolina
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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 | + | 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. |
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| Founded | 1861 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Brevard | ||||||||
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United States 
North Carolina Transylvania County
Contents |
County Courthouse
History
Parent County
1861--Transylvania County was created from Henderson and Jackson Counties.
County seat: Brevard [1]
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.
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
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
- Walton County, NC - now extinct, disputed county between NC & GA, includes history
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Transylvania Genealogical Society, www.transylvaniagenealogy.com
Transylvania Heritage Museum, www.transylvaniaheritage.net
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Transylvania GenWeb Project, http://www.ncgenweb.us/transylvania/home_html/
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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