Morganton Genealogy (in Burke County, NC)
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Morganton Birth Records
North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 Ancestry 
North Carolina, Birth Records, 1913-present North Carolina Vital Records Office
Morganton Cemetery Records (216)
Morganton Census Records
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Morganton Church Records
Amazing Grace : a history of Grace Episcopal Church, Morganton, North Carolina, 184 5 - 1995 & of the missions of Burke County FamilySearch Library
Asheville Street Baptist Church (Morganton, N.C.) records (microform) 1944-1972 Archive Grid
Asheville Street Baptist Church (Morgonton, N.C.) Records, 1944-1972 Digital Public Library of America
Bethel Baptist Church (Morganton, N.C.) records 1890-1972 Archive Grid
Bethel Baptist Church (Morganton, N.C.) records, 1890-1972 Digital Public Library of America
El Bethel Baptist Church (Morganton, N.C.) records 1947-1972 Archive Grid
El Bethel Baptist Church (Morganton, N.C.) records, 1947-1972 Digital Public Library of America
First Baptist Church (Morganton, N.C.) Records, 1903-1979 Digital Public Library of America
First Baptist Church (Morganton, N.C.) records (microform) 1903-1979 Archive Grid
Mount Home Baptist Church (Morganton, N.C.) records, 1925-1972 Digital Public Library of America
Mount Olive Baptist Church, (Morganton, N.C.) records (microform) 1884-1972 Archive Grid
Mount Olive Baptist Church, (Morganton, N.C.) records, 1884-1972 Digital Public Library of America
North Morganton Baptist Church (Morganton, N.C.) records 1938-1972 Archive Grid
North Morganton Baptist Church (Morganton, N.C.) records, 1938-1972 Digital Public Library of America
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (Morganton, N.C.) records (microform) 1862-1957 Archive Grid
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (Morganton, N.C.) records, 1862-1957 Digital Public Library of America
Smyrna Baptist Church (Morganton, N.C.) records, 1809-1904 Digital Public Library of America
Morganton City Directories
Miller's Morganton, N.C. City Directory [1939-1944, 1948-1949, 1960-1963] Digital NC
Miller's Morganton, N.C. City Directory [1939/1940] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Morganton, N.C. City Directory [1939/1940] Internet Archive
Miller's Morganton, N.C. City Directory [1941/1942] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Morganton, N.C. City Directory [1941/1942] Internet Archive
Miller's Morganton, N.C. City Directory [1943/1944] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Morganton, N.C. City Directory [1943/1944] Internet Archive
Miller's Morganton, N.C. City Directory [1948-1949] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Morganton, N.C. City Directory [1948-1949] Internet Archive
Miller's Morganton, N.C. City Directory [1960-1961] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Morganton, N.C. City Directory [1960-1961] Internet Archive
Miller's Morganton, N.C. City Directory [1962-1963] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Morganton, N.C. City Directory [1962-1963] Internet Archive
Morganton, North Carolina, City Directory, 1941 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Morganton, North Carolina, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Morganton Death Records
1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates Ancestry
Death index to vital statistics, 1913-1963 FamilySearch Library
North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 Ancestry
North Carolina, Death Records, 1930-present North Carolina Vital Records Office
North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 MyHeritage
North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994 MyHeritage
Sossoman Funeral Home, Morganton, North Carolina obituaries WorldCat
Morganton Immigration Records
Declaration of intention for citizenship, 1911-1928 FamilySearch Library
Morganton Land Records
1693-1960 North Carolina Land Grant Files Ancestry
Abstracts of Burke Co., NC : civil actions about land (1779-1891) FamilySearch Library
Deeds, 1794-1856 FamilySearch Library
Index to real estate conveyances, 1865-1963; deeds, 1865-1960 FamilySearch Library
Morganton Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, 1900 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, 1905 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, 1910 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, 1924 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, June 1894 Library of Congress
Morganton Marriage Records
1741-2011 North Carolina, Marriage Records Ancestry
Index to marriage registers, 1867-1908, Burke County, North Carolina FamilySearch Library
Marriage register, 1867-1939 FamilySearch Library
Morganton Military Records
Morganton Miscellaneous Records
Minutes of meetings, 1895-1963 FamilySearch Library
Morganton Newspapers and Obituaries
Blue Ridge Blade 1876-1881 Newspapers.com
Burke County news (Morganton, N.C.) (from Jan. 13, 1899 to Dec. 28, 1900) MyHeritage
Burke County news 01/13/1899 to 12/28/1900 Genealogy Bank
Carolina Mountaineer 1883-1892 Newspapers.com
Farmer's Friend 1898-1898 Newspapers.com
Index to Morganton Area Newspapers, 1876-current (obituaries not included in index for most years) Burke County Public Library
Morganton Herald 1889-1901 Newspapers.com
Morganton Star 1885-1889 Newspapers.com
News Herald 01/12/2008 to Current Genealogy Bank
News-Herald 1902-2023 Newspapers.com
Sossoman Funeral Home, Morganton, North Carolina obituaries WorldCat
The Burke County news. (Morganton, N.C.) (from Jan. 13, 1899 to Dec. 28, 1900) Chronicling America
Offline Newspapers for MorgantonAccording 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. Blue Ridge Blade. (Morganton, N.C.) 1876-1883 Burke County News. (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901 Carolina Mountaineer. (Morganton, N.C.) 1883-1885 Farmer's Friend. (Morganton, N.C.) 1897-1899 Morganton Herald. (Morganton, N.C.) 1889-1901 Morganton Star. (Morganton, N.C.) 1885-1889 News-Herald. (Morganton, N.C.) 1901-Current |
Morganton Probate Records
1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
Burke County, North Carolina surviving will and probate abstracts, 1777-1910 FamilySearch Library
Morganton School Records
Freedom High School yearbook, 1976, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Freedom High School yearbook, 1976, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 2002 Classmates
Grace Hospital School of Nursing - Silver Cross Yearbook (Morganton, NC), 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 E Yearbook
Grace Hospital School of Nursing yearbook, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Grace Hospital School of Nursing, The Silver Cross [1960-1963] Digital NC
Morganton High School - Cats Tale Yearbook (Morganton, NC), 1943, 1953, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1969 E Yearbook
Morganton High School yearbook, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1969 Classmates
Morganton High School, Cat's Tale [1943-1945, 1947-1971] Digital NC
North Carolina School for the Deaf - Clock Tower Yearbook (Morganton, NC), 1953 E Yearbook
North Carolina School for the Deaf yearbook, 1953 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
North Carolina for the Deaf High School yearbook, 1975 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
North Carolina for the Deaf High School yearbook, 1975, 1988 Classmates
North Carolina for the Deaf High School yearbooks, 1975, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Oak Hill High School - Belles Memoires (Morganton, NC), 1953, 1967, 1968, 1969 E Yearbook
Oak Hill High School yearbook, 1967 Classmates
Oak Hill High School yearbook, 1967 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Oak Hill High School yearbook, 1967 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Oak Hill High School, Belles Memoirs [1953, 1957, 1959-1971] Digital NC
Olive Hill High School - Jacket Yearbook (Morganton, NC), 1958 E Yearbook
Olive Hill High School yearbook, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Olive Hill High School, The Jacket [1958] Digital NC
Salem High School - Pines Yearbook (Morganton, NC), 1950, 1952 E Yearbook
Salem High School yearbook, 1950, 1952 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Salem High School yearbook, 1952 Classmates
Salem High School yearbook, 1952 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Salem High School, The Pines [1949-1953] Digital NC
West Concord School, Reflections [1968-1970] Digital NC
Western Piedmont Community College - Yearbook (Morganton, NC), 1977 E Yearbook
Western Piedmont Community College yearbook, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Western Piedmont Community College, The Happening/The Alpha and the Omega/Legend [1968-1983] Digital NC
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