McDowell County NC Genealogy
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Overview of McDowell County Records
- McDowell County was created in 1842 from Burke and Rutherford counties.
- Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the North Carolina Vital Records Office.
- The McDowell County Register of Deeds has birth records starting in 1914, marriage records starting in 1872, death records starting in 1914, and land records starting in 1813.
- The McDowell County Clerk Superior Court has court and probate records starting in 1842.
- Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.