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Proud, resourceful people -- many descended from the Cherokee Indians who once lived in the region now known as Cherokee County -- welcome visitors to share their peaceful spot in the Blue Ridge Mountains, if only for a little while. It is no wonder why the Cherokees made the area their home or why they hid in the mountains when the Indian removal took place in 1838.

Hundreds of waterfalls and creeks, forests filled with wildflowers and tall pines wrapped in mountain breezes invite strangers to stay awhile and enjoy one of Mother Nature's finest creations.

Descendants of hearty Scottish and English settlers who married fine young Indian maidens carry on traditions from generations past. Descendants who never lived in Cherokee County venture back "home" to find their roots. Murphy, the county seat, offers a wealth of history at its courthouse, library and the Cherokee County Historical Museum which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Travelers passing through the small communities surrounding the town of Murphy such as Hanging Dog, Culberson and Grape Creek may want to stay and experience the warmth of the people at the spring festival or the Christmas parade in Murphy or the fall festival at the John C. Campbell Folk School in nearby Brasstown.

Parent County

1839--Cherokee County was created 4 January 1839 from Macon County.
County seat: Murphy ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1865, 1895, 1926--Courthouse fires have destroyed many court records.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Clay
• Fannin County, Georgia
• Graham
• Macon
• Monroe County, Tennessee
• Polk County, Tennessee
• Union County, Georgia

Resources

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Cemeteries

• TVA Cemetery Listings

Census

For tips on accessing Cherokee County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

• 39th Regiment, NC Confederate Troops
  

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

Newspapers

Probate

• 1869-1934 - Will Books A to B (1869-1934) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Taxation

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1869-1939 - Cherokee County Marriage Index 1869-1939. Batch M752368 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
  
• Murphy North Carolina Family History Center
  

Web Sites

• USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• NCGenWeb Cherokee County - many records of all kinds for the County
• Western NC Genealogy Resource Center - Census, Marriage, Birth & Death records, Cemetery,Military, and various other kinds of records for Cherokee County

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Cherokee County, North Carolina. Page 507 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/4/4d/Iginorthcarolinaa.pdf.

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