Haywood County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Haywood County

County Courthouse
Haywood County Courthouse 215 N Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 Phone: 828-452-6635

Register of Deeds has marriage and land records Clerk Superior Court has probate and court records

Haywood County was created from Buncombe 15 Dec 1808

Parent County
1808--Haywood County was established 15 December 1808 from Buncombe County. County seat: Waynesville

Boundary Changes
Haywood County was formed from the western portion of Buncombe County in 1808. At the time of its formation, it stretched from Buncombe County to the Tennessee state line. In 1828, the western portion of Haywood County became Macon County. Parts of Haywood and Macon Counties were used to form Jackson county in 1851.

Neighboring Counties

 * Buncombe
 * Cocke County, Tennessee
 * Henderson
 * Jackson
 * Madison
 * Sevier County, Tennessee
 * Swain
 * Transylvania

Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.

Vital Records
Birth and death records are available from 1913. Marriage records are available from 1808.

Marriages

 * Haywood County marriage licenses, 1857-1914 - index freely available from the NC State Library. Word format | PDF format.
 * Haywood County marriage licenses, 1915-1925 - index freely available from the NC State Library - Word format | PDF format.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Haywood County NCGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Haywood County Genealogy Society
 * The Sanford Family Misfit
 * The Sanford Family Misfit