Avery County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States North Carolina  Avery County

Guide to Avery County, North Carolina ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Avery County North Carolina Main Street Newland, NC 28640 Phone: 828-733-8262 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate, court &amp; land from 1911. Register of Deeds PO Box 87 Newland, NC 28657 Telephone: 828-733-8260 Fax: 828-733-8261 Website Clerk of Superior Court PO Box 115 Newland, NC 28657 Telephone: (828) 737-6700

Parent County
1911--Avery County was created 23 February 1911 from Caldwell, Mitchell, and Watauga counties. County seat: Newland (originally known as "Old Fields of Toe").

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Burke
 * Caldwell
 * Carter County, Tennessee
 * Johnson County, Tennessee
 * Mcdowell
 * Mitchell
 * Watauga

Cemeteries

 * Cemetery information - Avery County, NCGenWeb - includes listings to approx. 60 cemeteries
 * Cemetery information - Avery County, NCGenWeb Archives
 * Find-A-Grave: Avery County Cemeteries - user-submitted names for burials in the county

Military

 * Mililtary records - Avery County, NCGenWeb Archives

Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1885-1953 - at FamilySearch — images

Newspapers

 * Avery County Newspapers - find libraries with microfilm of historical newspapers; via the Library of Congress
 * Avery Journal-Times - current newspaper

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1660 – 1790 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry.com — index and images $]
 * 1663 - 1979 at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 1665 - 1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1735 - 1970 at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 1760 – 1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry.com — index and images


 * Avery County NC Loose Estates Index, 1663-1979

Births

 * 1914-1970 - Avery County Birth Index 1914-1970. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1800 - 2000 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1866 - 1964 at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriages
Avery County marriage records can be ordered from the Register of Deeds. Please visit their website for contact information.


 * 1911-1977 - Avery County Marriage Index 1911-1977 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1763-1868 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1762–1979 - at FamilySearch — index and images; includes Avery County marriages
 * 1759-1979 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1741-2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Deaths
Avery County death records can be ordered from the Register of Deeds. Please visit their website for contact information.


 * North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930 - database from FamilySearch; includes original microfilm images and covers Avery County.
 * Avery County Obituaries - Avery County, NCGenWeb Archives
 * 1898 - 1994 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1908 - 2004 North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1931 - 1994 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1958 - 2004North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Yearbooks

 * Avery County students at NC colleges - a list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Societies and Libraries
Toe Valley Genealogical Society 491 Beaver Creek Road Spruce Pine, NC 28777 website

Avery County Historical Museum 1829 Shultz Circle P.O. Box 266 Newland, NC 28657 828-733-7111 or 765-4247 E-mail the museum:[mailto:averymuseum@gmail.com] Website


 * Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Library System

Web Sites

 * NCGenWeb: Avery County - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project