Mitchell County, North Carolina Genealogy
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Guide to Mitchell 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
Mitchell County is located in the far western portion of North Carolina and shares a border with Tennessee. It was named for University of North Carolina professor Elisha Mitchell, who died exploring the famous mountain peak in western North Carolina that now bears his name (Mount Mitchell).[2]
County Courthouse
Mitchell County Courthouse
Crimson Laurel Way Admin Bldg
PO Box 82
Bakersville, NC 28705
Phone: 828-688-2139
Mitchell County Courthouse
Register of Deeds has marriage and land records.[3]
Clerk Superior Court has divorce and probate records from 1861, and court records from 1912.
Mitchell 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 | 1861 | 1913 | 1912 | 1789 | 1861 | 1784 |
Record Loss
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1907 Several records believed to have been destroyed during move into new courthouse. For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:
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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. | %± |
| 1870 | 4,705 | — |
| 1880 | 9,435 | 100.5% |
| 1890 | 12,807 | 35.7% |
| 1900 | 15,221 | 18.8% |
| 1910 | 17,245 | 13.3% |
| 1920 | 11,278 | −34.6% |
| 1930 | 13,962 | 23.8% |
| 1940 | 15,980 | 14.5% |
| 1950 | 15,143 | −5.2% |
| 1960 | 13,906 | −8.2% |
| 1970 | 13,447 | −3.3% |
| 1980 | 14,428 | 7.3% |
| 1990 | 14,433 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 15,687 | 8.7% |
| 2010 | 15,579 | −0.7% |
| 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
- 1861-1868 Minutes, 1861-1868(*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1862-1925 North Carolina, Mitchell County, Civil Action Papers, 1862-1925(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1869-1968 Probate Records, 1871-1963; Indexes, 1869-1968(*); 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
- 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
Funeral Homes
- Henline-Hughes Funeral Home in Bakersville.
- Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine.
Genealogies
Guardianship
Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
- 1861-1907 Deeds, 1861-1907 at FamilySearch
- 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
Click a neighboring county
for more resources
for more resources
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration
Military Records
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 & images
Regiments. Men in Mitchell 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 Mitchell County:
- - 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
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
- North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC
- 1800s-Current Nebraska, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
Obituaries
Other Records
Voter Registration
- 1868-1898 North Carolina, Voter Registration Records, 1868-1898 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
Periodicals
Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1660-1790 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry ($)
- 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index & images
- 1663-1978 Wills and Estate Papers (Mitchell 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 ($)
- 1720-1960 Will Books A to F and 1 to 8 (1720-1960) at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1735-1970 North Carolina Probate Records 1735-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry ($)
- 1826-1946 Mitchell County, North Carolina Estate Records, 1826-1946(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1869-1968 Probate Records, 1871-1963; Indexes, 1869-1968(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records
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 ($) — index, click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records
- 1873-1911 Tax records, 1873-1911 at FamilySearch
Vital Records
- 1800-2000 North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
Birth
- 1800-2000 North Carolina Birth Index 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1866-1964 North Carolina Births and Christenings 1866-1964 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1913-1922 North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
Marriage
- 1700-Onward North Carolina Marriages at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- 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
- 1861-1969 Mitchell County Marriage Index 1861-1969 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch[7]
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 Mitchell 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
- Boone North Carolina FamilySearch Center
- Hickory North Carolina FamilySearch Center]
- Johnson City/Watauga/Gray Tennessee FamilySearch Center
- Morganton North Carolina FamilySearch Center
- Watauga County Library - an affiliate library
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in Mitchell County. For state-wide library facilities, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.
Museums
Societies
Listed below are societies in Mitchell County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see North Carolina Societies.
Mitchell County Historical Society
11 N Mitchell Ave
PO Box 651
Bakersville, NC 28705-0651
Phone: 828-688-4371
Email: mitchellnchistory@gmail.com
Facebook
Website
Websites
- Mitchell County NCGenWeb
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- State Library of North Carolina - Family History
- 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/Mitchell
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Mitchell County, North Carolina. Page 511 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Mitchell 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, "Mitchell County, North Carolina," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_County%2C_North_Carolina#Communities, accessed 22 February 2020.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/9/91/Iginorthcarolinag.pdf.