Cherokee County NC Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Cherokee Records by Type Birth Records (5) Cemetery Records (138) Census Records (34) Church Records (9) City Directories (1) Court Records (2) Death Records (8) Histories and Genealogies (7) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (5) Map Records (5) Marriage Records (8) Military Records (3) Minority Records (4) Miscellaneous Records (5) Newspapers and Obituaries (19) Probate Records (5) School Records (9) Tax Records (1)

Overview of Cherokee County Records

• Cherokee County was created in 1839 from Macon County.
• Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the North Carolina Vital Records Office.
• The Cherokee County courthouse had fires in 1865, 1895, and 1926 that destroyed many records.
• The Cherokee County Clerk Superior Court has probate records starting in 1848 and court records starting in 1846.
• The Cherokee County Register of Deeds has land records starting in 1838, birth records starting in 1913, marriage records starting in 1837, and death records starting in 1913.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.