Henderson 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. Henderson Records by Type Birth Records (9) Cemetery Records (196) Census Records (37) Church Records (57) City Directories (47) Court Records (10) Death Records (15) Histories and Genealogies (7) Immigration Records (5) Land Records (6) Map Records (12) Marriage Records (16) Military Records (10) Miscellaneous Records (4) Newspapers and Obituaries (41) Probate Records (12) School Records (24)

Overview of Henderson County Records

• Henderson County was created in 1838 from Buncombe County.
• Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the North Carolina Vital Records Office.
• The Henderson County Register of Deeds has death records starting in 1914, birth records starting in 1914, marriage records starting in 1800, and land records starting in 1837.
• The Henderson County Clerk Superior Court has court records starting in 1841 and probate records starting in 1841.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.