Hickory Genealogy (in Catawba County, NC)

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Hickory Birth Records

Index to vital statistics, births, deaths, 1909-1979 FamilySearch Library

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 Ancestry online

North Carolina, Birth Records, 1913-present North Carolina Vital Records Office

Hickory Cemetery Records

Augustana Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Augustana Lutheran Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Baker Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bakers Mountain AME Zion Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Barger Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Barger Family Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Bethel Weseyan Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bolch Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Brookford Cemetery Billion Graves online

Catawba Memorial Park Cemetery Census online

Catawba Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Catawba Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Cobb Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Corinth Reformed Church Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

Davis Chapel AME Zion Church Find a Grave online

Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Episcopal Church of the Ascension Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

Fairview Cemetery Billion Graves online

Fairview Cemetery Find a Grave online

Faith Olive Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

First United Methodist Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Hart Cemetery Find a Grave online

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Hudson Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Huffman & Lanier Cemetery Find a Grave online

Huffman-Seaboch Cemetery Find a Grave online

Michael Speagle Descendants Cemetery Find a Grave online

Michael Weidner Cemetery Find a Grave online

Millers Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Moore Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mosteller Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mount Olive Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mountain Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mountain Grove Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mountain View Mennonite Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oakwood Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oakwood Cemetery Billion Graves online

Providence Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Punch-Herman Cemetery Find a Grave online

Ridgeview Cemetery Find a Grave online

Ridgeview Cemetery Billion Graves online

Ridgeview Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Robinson Park Cemetery Find a Grave online

Royal Chapel Church of God Find a Grave online

Saint Alban's Episcopal Church Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

Saint Aloysius Catholic Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Saint Andrews Lutheran Church Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

Saint Lukes United Methodist Church Courtyard Find a Grave online

Saint Stephen Lutheran Mo Synod Cemetery Original Section Billion Graves online

Saint Stephens Lutheran ELCA Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Stephens Lutheran MO Synod Cemetery New Find a Grave online

Saint Stephens Lutheran MO Synod Cemetery Original Find a Grave online

Southside Cemetery Find a Grave online

Southside Cemetery Billion Graves online

Springs Road Baptist Church Memorial Gardens Find a Grave online

Winkler's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Cemetery Census online

Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Billion Graves online

Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Find a Grave online

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hickory Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Hickory Church Records

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Church records, 1841-1929 (St. Stephen's Lutheran Church (Hickory, North Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Fairbrook Baptist Church (Hickory, N.C.) records 1956-1980 Archive Grid

Fairbrook Baptist Church (Hickory, N.C.) records, 1956-1980 Digital Public Library of America online

Hickory First Baptist Church (Hickory, N.C.) records (microform) 1894-1980 Archive Grid

Hickory First Baptist Church (Hickory, N.C.) records, 1894-1980 Digital Public Library of America online

Minutes and register, 1881-1968 (First Presbyterian Church (Hickory, North Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Parish register, 1873-1968 (Church of the Ascension Episcopal Church (Hickory, North Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Penelope Baptist Church (Hickory, N.C.) records, 1960-1996 Digital Public Library of America online

Viewmont Baptist Church (Hickory, N.C.) Records, 1932-1973 Digital Public Library of America online

Viewmont Baptist Church (Hickory, N.C.) records (microform) 1932-1973 Archive Grid

West Hickory Baptist Church (Hickory, N.C.) records (microform) 1920-1980 Archive Grid

West Hickory Baptist Church (Hickory, N.C.) records, 1920-1980 Digital Public Library of America online

Hickory City Directories

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Hickory City Directory 1945 MyHeritage online

Hickory City Directory 1947 MyHeritage online

Hickory City Directory 1951 MyHeritage online

Hickory City Directory 1953 MyHeritage online

Hickory City Directory 1955 MyHeritage online

Hickory City Directory 1957 MyHeritage online

Hickory City Directory 1959 MyHeritage online

Hickory, N.C. city directory [1935] LDS Genealogy online

Hickory, N.C. city directory [1935] Internet Archive online

Hickory, NC; 1941, 1942, 1945 - 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Hickory, Newton and Conover 1994 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Hickory, Newton and Conover 1994 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Hickory, Newton and Conover 1996 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Hickory, Newton and Conover 1996 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Hickory, Newton and Conover 1998 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Hickory, Newton and Conover 1998 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Hickory, North Carolina City Directory [1920-1921, 1925-1926, 1935] Digital NC online

Hickory, North Carolina city directory [serial] 1920-21 LDS Genealogy online

Hickory, North Carolina city directory [serial] 1920-21 Internet Archive online

Hickory, North Carolina, City Directory, 1941 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Hickory, North Carolina, City Directory, 1945 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Hickory, North Carolina, City Directory, 1947 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Hickory, North Carolina, City Directory, 1949 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Hickory, North Carolina, City Directory, 1951 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Hickory, North Carolina, City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Hickory, North Carolina, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Hickory, North Carolina, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Hickory, North Carolina, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Miller's Hickory, N.C. City Directory [1941-42] LDS Genealogy online

Miller's Hickory, N.C. City Directory [1941-42] Internet Archive online

Miller's Hickory, N.C. City Directory [1949-50] LDS Genealogy online

Miller's Hickory, N.C. City Directory [1949-50] Internet Archive online

Miller's Hickory, N.C., City Directory [1928-1931, 1937-1938, 1941-1944, 1947-1950] Digital NC online

Miller's Hickory, N.C., City Directory [1937/1938] LDS Genealogy online

Miller's Hickory, N.C., City Directory [1937/1938] Internet Archive online

Miller's Hickory, N.C., City Directory [1943/1944] LDS Genealogy online

Miller's Hickory, N.C., City Directory [1943/1944] Internet Archive online

Miller's Hickory, N.C., City Directory [1947/1948] LDS Genealogy online

Miller's Hickory, N.C., City Directory [1947/1948] Internet Archive online

Miller's Hickory, N.C., city directory [1930/1931] LDS Genealogy online

Miller's Hickory, N.C., city directory [1930/1931] Internet Archive online

Miller's Hickory, N.C., city directory [serial] 1925-1926 LDS Genealogy online

Miller's Hickory, N.C., city directory [serial] 1925-1926 Internet Archive online

Miller's Hickory, N.C., city directory [serial] 1928-1929 LDS Genealogy online

Miller's Hickory, N.C., city directory [serial] 1928-1929 Internet Archive online

Hickory Death Records

1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates Ancestry online

Index to vital statistics, births, deaths, 1909-1979 FamilySearch Library

North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 Ancestry online

North Carolina, Death Records, 1930-present North Carolina Vital Records Office

North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 MyHeritage online

North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994 MyHeritage online

Hickory Histories and Genealogies

Clinard looks back : a compilation of short stories covering early days in Hickory FamilySearch Library

Index to Hickory : It's one hell of a town FamilySearch Library

Index to Hickory : It's one hell of a town FamilySearch Library

Survey of Hickory, North Carolina : source book of facts and figures, with supplement covering Catawba County FamilySearch Library

Survey of Hickory, North Carolina : source book of facts and figures, with supplement covering Catawba County FamilySearch Library

Hickory Land Records

1693-1960 North Carolina Land Grant Files Ancestry online

Deeds (Catawba County, North Carolina), 1842-1902; general index to deeds, 1837-1926; index to real estate conveyances, 1837-1926 FamilySearch Library

Hickory Map Records

Bird's-eye-view map of Hickory, North Carolina, 1907 Library of Congress online

Hickory 1907 Bird's Eye View Map Historic Map Works online

Hickory 1907 Bird's Eye View Map Historic Map Works online

Hickory 1907 Bird's Eye View Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Hickory, 1907 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, 1902 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, 1907 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, 1913 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, 1919 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, 1925 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, February 1896 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, July 1890 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, March 1885 Library of Congress online

Hickory Marriage Records

1741-2011 North Carolina, Marriage Records Ancestry online

Catawba County, North Carolina, marriages : 1842-1900; v. 2 Genealogy Gophers online

Marriage records, 1842-1938 FamilySearch Library

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Ancestry online

North Carolina Marriage Index, 1741-2004 Ancestry online

Hickory Newspapers and Obituaries

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Carolina Eagle 1871-1872 Newspapers.com online

Excerpts from the Hickory Mercury, 1891-1897; A Hickory, North Carolina, Newspaper FamilySearch Library

Hickory Daily Record 02/10/2011 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Hickory Daily Record 1915-2023 Newspapers.com online

Hickory Democrat (1906-1915) Digital NC online

Hickory Democrat 1906-1915 Newspapers.com online

Hickory Democratᅠ(1906-1915) Newspaper Archive online

Hickory Mercury 1892-1897 Newspapers.com online

Hickory Press 1887-1900 Newspapers.com online

Hickory Times 1896-1896 Newspapers.com online

Hickory daily record (Hickory, N.C.) (from Sept. 11, 1915 to Dec. 30, 1922) MyHeritage online

Hickory daily record 09/11/1915 to 12/30/1922 Genealogy Bank online

Hickory daily record. (Hickory, N.C.) (from Sept. 11, 1915 to Dec. 30, 1922) Chronicling America online

Piedmont Press 1873-1887 Newspapers.com online

Press and Carolinian (1887-1892) Digital NC online

Times-Mercury 1898-1912 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Hickory

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Hickory Daily Record. (Hickory, N.C.) 1915-Current

Hickory Democrat and Press. (Hickory, N.C.) 1905-1900s

Hickory Mercury. (Hickory, N.C.) 1891-1897

Press and Carolinian. (Hickory, N.C.) 1887-1896

Western Carolinian. (Hickory, N.C.) 1878-1887

Hickory Probate Records

1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Abstracted wills of Catawba County, North Carolina, 1842-1870 FamilySearch Library

Catawba County, North Carolina, will abstracts, 1842-1910 FamilySearch Library

Hickory School Records

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Catawba High School yearbook, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Catawba Valley Technical Institute yearbooks, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Claremont Central High School yearbook, 1927, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Claremont High School - Hickory Log Yearbook (Hickory, NC), 1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1972 E Yearbook online

Claremont High School yearbook, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1969, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

College Park Junior High School - Cyclone Yearbook (Hickory, NC), 1976 E Yearbook online

College Park Junior High School yearbook, 1976 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Hickory High School yearbook, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1950, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Hickory High School, Hickory Log [1921, 1924-1934, 1936-1937, 1939-1942, 1944-1945, 1947, 1949, 1955-1962] Digital NC online

Lenoir College, Yearbook (Hickory, North Carolina) MyHeritage online

Lenoir Rhyne College - Hacawa Yearbook (Hickory, NC), 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Lenoir Rhyne College yearbooks, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hacawa [1909-1917, 1920-2011] Digital NC online

North State Academy - Rear Window Yearbook (Hickory, NC), 1984, 1985 E Yearbook online

North State Academy yearbooks, 1968, 1984, 1985 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Ridgeview High School - Panther Yearbook (Hickory, NC), 1941, 1956, 1959, 1961 E Yearbook online

Ridgeview High School yearbook, 1941, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1964 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Ridgeview High School, Panther [1941, 1956, 1959, 1961] Digital NC online

St Stephens High School - Corona Yearbook (Hickory, NC), 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1983 E Yearbook online

St Stephens High School yearbooks, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Stephens High School yearbooks, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1957, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1983 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Tabernacle Christian School yearbook, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Hickory Tax Records

List of taxables, 1843-1868 FamilySearch Library



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