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Guide to Jackson County North Carolina genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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 Location in the state of North Carolina | |||||||||
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| Founded | January 29, 1851 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Sylva | ||||||||
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County Courthouse
Jackson County Courthouse
401 Grind Stass Road Room 103
States, NC 28677
Phone: 828-586-7532
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probaet and court records from 1851
Jackson created from Haywood and Macon 29 Jan 1851[1]
History
The county is named after President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845).[2]
Parent County
1851--Jackson County was created 29 January 1851 from Haywood and Macon Counties.
County seat: Sylva [3]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Many records missing, reason unknown.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Jackson County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church
Court
Ethnic Research
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
Probate
- 1868-1955 - Will Books (1868-1955) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
Vital Records
Marriages
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- County, NCGenWeb - free genealogical resources; part of the USGenWeb Project
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jackson County, North Carolina. Page 510 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ "Andrew Jackson," Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/9/91/Iginorthcarolinag.pdf.
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