Gaston County NC Genealogy

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Gaston Records by Type

Birth Records (7)
Cemetery Records (309)
Census Records (36)
Church Records (40)
City Directories (137)
Court Records (6)
Death Records (14)
Histories and Genealogies (17)
Land Records (9)
Map Records (12)
Marriage Records (10)
Military Records (4)
Minority Records (2)
Miscellaneous Records (4)
Newspapers and Obituaries (31)
Probate Records (20)
School Records (68)
Tax Records (3)

Gaston County Records by City/Town

Alexis Genealogy (26)
Belmont Genealogy (87)
Bessemer City Genealogy (57)
Cherryville Genealogy (66)
Cramerton Genealogy (36)
Dallas Genealogy (81)

Gastonia Genealogy (217)
Lowell Genealogy (33)
McAdenville Genealogy (26)
Mount Holly Genealogy (69)
Stanley Genealogy (48)

Overview of Gaston County Records

Gaston County was created in 1846 from Lincoln County.
Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the North Carolina Vital Records Office.
The Gaston County Register of Deeds has death records starting in 1913, birth records starting in 1913, marriage records starting in 1913, and land records starting in 1847.
The Gaston County Clerk Superior Court has probate records starting in 1839 and court records starting in 1847.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.