Madison County, North Carolina Genealogy
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Guide to Madison County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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County Information
Description
Madison County is located in the southwestern portion of North Carolina and shares a border with Tennessee. It was named for President James Madison.[2]
County Courthouse
Madison County Courthouse
PO Box 66
Marshall, NC 28753
Phone: 828-649-3131
Madison County Website
Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, burial and land records.
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1851.[3]
Madison County, North Carolina Record Dates
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1913 | 1851 | 1913 | 1851 | 1851 | 1851 | 1784 |
Record Loss
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes
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Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]
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History Timeline
Resources
Bible Records
- Bible Records at North Carolina Digital Archives - index and image
Biographies
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Cemeteries
- North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images Also at: Ancestry ($)
Census Records
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1860 | 5,908 | — |
| 1870 | 8,192 | 38.7% |
| 1880 | 12,810 | 56.4% |
| 1890 | 17,805 | 39.0% |
| 1900 | 20,644 | 15.9% |
| 1910 | 20,132 | −2.5% |
| 1920 | 20,083 | −0.2% |
| 1930 | 20,306 | 1.1% |
| 1940 | 22,522 | 10.9% |
| 1950 | 20,522 | −8.9% |
| 1960 | 17,217 | −16.1% |
| 1970 | 16,003 | −7.1% |
| 1980 | 16,827 | 5.1% |
| 1990 | 16,953 | 0.7% |
| 2000 | 19,635 | 15.8% |
| 2010 | 20,764 | 5.7% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Church Records
- 1700-1970 North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records
- 1837-1925 North Carolina, Madison County, Civil Action Papers, 1837-1925(*); Superior Court, Clerk of the Superior Court and County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1851-1900 Minute Docket (Madison County, North Carolina), 1851-1900(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1868-1928 Orders & Decrees, 1868-1928(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
Directories
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans
- 1862-1870 North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Assistant Commissioner Records, 1862-1870 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1863-1872 North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1863-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
- 1865-1874 Freedman Bank Records, 1865-1874. Database containing bank records of African-American individuals from all 29 branches of the bank. North Carolina bank locations included Wilmington, Raleigh and New Bern.
Funeral Homes
- Blue Ridge Funeral and Cremation Service in Mars Hill.
- Madison Funeral Services in Marshall.
Genealogies
Guardianship
Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
- North Carolina Land Grants at NC Historical Records Online - index, requires free account to view images
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories
Maps and Gazetteers
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- Madison County Maps
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration
Military Records
- Madison County Military records (NCGenWeb Archives)
Revolutionary War
- 1778-1833 Delamar Transcripts of Revolutionary War Petitions at North Carolina Genealogical Society - index ($)
- 1779-1782 North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers 1779-1782 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
Civil War
- 1861-1865 North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1861-1865 North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1885 and 1901 1885 and 1901 Confederate Pension Applications at North Carolina Digital Collections - index & images
- 1885-1953 North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and image
Regiments. Men in Madison County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Madison County:
- - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry
- - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry, Company H
- - 5th Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry, Company A
- - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company G
- - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company D
- - 16th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company B
World War I
- 1914-1918 World War I Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index & images
- 1917-1919 North Carolina, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
World War II
- 1939-1945 World Ward II Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index & images
- 1940-1948 North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
- 1799-1893 Madison County marriages (North Carolina Digital Collections). May be included throughout Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register & State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searchable.
- Madison county newspapers (Library of Congress). A listing of newspapers published in the county and libraries that hold them. If you find a paper of interest on microfilm, you may be able to request it via Interlibrary Loan with your local public library.
- Madison County residents in the newspaper. Name listing of people from the county as located in misc. newspaper articles; time span varies. Articles indexed in the NC People in the Papers database.
- Madison County deaths. Listing of county area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s.
- North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC
- 1800s-Current Nebraska, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
Obituaries
- Obituaries, from The Record and The French Broad News (an ongoing project by Madison County Genealogical Society).
Other Records
Voter Registration
- 1868-1898 North Carolina, Voter Registration Records, 1868-1898 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
Periodicals
Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1660-1790 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry ($)
- 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index & images
- 1663-1978 Wills and Estate Papers (Madison County), 1663-1978(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1663-1979 North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry ($)
- 1720-1960 Will Books A to F and 1 to 8 (1720-1960) at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1735-1970 North Carolina Probate Records 1735-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry ($)
- 1833-1943 Madison County, North Carolina, Estate Records, 1833-1943; Index 1833-1943(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1851-1952 Will Books A to C (1851-1952) at FamilySearch at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1851-1968 Probate Records, 1851-1968(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1851-1969 Record of Wills, 1851-1952; Cross Index to Wills, 1851-1969(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1868-1928 Orders & Decrees, 1868-1928(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1874-1892 Guardian Bonds, 1874-1892(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1874-1914 Apprentice Bonds, 1874-1914(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1917-1968 Guardians Bonds, 1917-1968d(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- North Carolina Probate Records tips
- Wills and Estate records of Madison County (USGenWeb Archives)
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records
- Mars Hill College yearbooks, from 1917-2011. (NC Digital Heritage Center)
- Madison County College Students. Name list of students at various NC colleges with identified hometowns in the county.
Social Security Records
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records
Vital Records
- 1800-2000 North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- Uncertified copies of vital records can be ordered for a small fee from the Register of Deeds.
Birth
- 1800-2000 North Carolina Birth Index 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1866-1964 North Carolina Births and Christenings 1866-1964 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1913-1922 North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
Marriage
- 1700-Onward North Carolina Marriages at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- 1741-2004 North Carolina, United States Marriages at Findmypast
- 1741-2004 North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
- 1759-1979 North Carolina Marriages 1759-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Index
- 1762-1979 North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1763-1868 North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
Death
- 1898-1994 North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1906-1930 North Carolina Deaths 1906-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images Also at: MyHeritage ($)
- 1908-2004 North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
- 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
- 1931-1994 North Carolina Deaths 1931-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
Divorce
- 1926-1975 North Carolina, County Divorce Records, 1926-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1958-2004 North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $
Research Facilities
Archives
Listed below are archives in Madison County. For state-wide archival repositories, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.
FamilySearch Centers
FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Marion North Carolina FamilySearch Center
- Morganton North Carolina FamilySearch Center
- Waynesville North Carolina FamilySearch Center
- Buncombe County Public Library - an affiliate library
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in Madison County. For state-wide library facilities, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.
Museums
Societies
Listed below are societies in Madison County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see North Carolina Societies.
Madison County Genealogical Society
PO Box 155
Mars Hill, NC 28754-0155
Facebook
Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society
128 Bingham Rd, Suite 950
PO Box 2122
Asheville, NC 28806-2122
Phone: 828-253-1894
Email: info@obcgs.com
Facebook
Website
Websites
- [Madison County, NCGenWeb
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ https://www.ncpedia.org/geography/madison
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Madison County, North Carolina. Page 510 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Madison County, North Carolina. Page 506-514 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 505-509.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Madison County, North Carolina," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_County%2C_North_Carolina, accessed 21 February 2020.