Mitchell County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Mitchell County

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

County Courthouse
Mitchell County Courthouse Crimson Laurel Way Admin Bldg P O Box 82 Bakersville, NC 28705 Phone: 828-688-2139 Clerk Superior Court has divorce and probate records from 1861 and Court records from 1912 Regiser of Deeds has marriage and land records

Parent County
1861--Mitchell County was created 16 February 1861 from Yancey, Watauga, Caldwell,Burke, and McDowell Counties. County seat: Bakersville

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation North Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1664-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1907--Several records believed destroyed during move into new courthouse. For a list of record loss in North Carolina counties see: North Carolina Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Avery
 * Carter County, Tennessee
 * McDowell
 * Unicoi County, Tennessee
 * Yancey

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


 * -6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 5th Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry, Company B :- 5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company G :- 6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company E

Birth Records

 * 1875-1970 - Mitchell County Birth Index 1875-1970. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1800 - 2000 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1866 - 1964 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

 * 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 Records

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

Marriage Records

 * 1861-1969 - Mitchell County Marriage Index 1861-1969 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1741 - 2004 North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1759 - 1979 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1762 - 1969 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Mitchell County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.