Rutherfordton Genealogy (in Rutherford County, NC)
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Rutherfordton Birth Records
North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 Ancestry 
North Carolina, Birth Records, 1913-present North Carolina Vital Records Office
Rutherfordton Cemetery Records
Abrams Cemetery Find a Grave
Back Elliott Cemetery Find a Grave
Back Elliott Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Bill's Creek Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Blanton Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Blanton Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Brittain Cemetery Find a Grave
Brittain Cemetery Billion Graves
Bryan Twitty Cemetery Find a Grave
Buck Shoals Baptist Cemetery Find a Grave
Buck Shoals Baptist Cemetery (African-American) US Gen Web Archives
Buffalo Cemetery Find a Grave
Calvary Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Calvary Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Centennial Baptist Methodist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Concord Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Concord Baptist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
David Huntley Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Dogwood Pet Cemetery Find a Grave
Duffey-Twitty Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Eligah Walker Cemetery Find a Grave
Fellowship Holiness Cemetery Find a Grave
First United Methodist Church Memorial Garden Find a Grave
Full Gospel Revival Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Gilboa Cemetery Billion Graves
Gilboa United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Gilboa United Methodist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Gilkey Church of God Cemetery Find a Grave
Gilkey Church of God Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Gilkey United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Gold Hill Cemetery (African-American) US Gen Web Archives
Gossett Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Gossett Family Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Gray's Chapel Methodist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Gray's Creek Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Green Creek Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Green Hill Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Green Hill Cemetery Billion Graves
Henson Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Hill Dale Cemetery Find a Grave
Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery Billion Graves
Kistlers Chapel Cemetery Billion Graves
Lewis Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Little White Country Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Little White Country Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Manus Chapel Methodist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Matthew Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery Find a Grave
McFadden Twitty Find a Grave
Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Mountain View Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
New Hope Find a Grave
New Hope Cemetery (African-American) US Gen Web Archives
New Salem CME Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Piedmont Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Pilgrims Way Baptist Church Find a Grave
Piney Knob Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Piney Ridge C.M.E Cemetery Find a Grave
Pisgah Methodist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Pisgah United Methodist Billion Graves
Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Pleasant Hill Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Poor's Ford Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Poors Ford Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Rain Hill Wesleyan Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Rock Springs Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Rutherfordton Cemetery Billion Graves
Rutherfordton City Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Rutherfordton City Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Francis Episcopal Cemetery Find a Grave
Shiloh Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery Billion Graves
Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Shingle Hollow Holiness Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Southern Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Southern Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Sulphur Springs Baptist Cemetery Find a Grave
Sulphur Springs Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Sulphur Springs Holiness Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Tanner's Grove Methodist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Taylor Plantation Cemetery Find a Grave
Thompson Family Haven Find a Grave
Union Cemetery Find a Grave
Union Cemetery Billion Graves
Union Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Walker Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
West Memorial Baptist Cemetery Find a Grave
West Memorial Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
West Point Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Westminster Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Zion Grove Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Rutherfordton Census Records
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Rutherfordton Church Records
Church register, 1900-1925 (St. Francis Episcopal Church (Rutherfordton, North Carolina)) FamilySearch Library
Grays Creek Baptist Church (Rutherfordton, N.C.) Records, 1934-1971 Digital Public Library of America
Grays Creek Baptist Church (Rutherfordton, N.C.) records (microform) 1934-1971 Archive Grid
Green Hill Baptist Church (Rutherfordton, N.C.) Records, 1913-1988 Digital Public Library of America
Green Hill Baptist Church (Rutherfordton, N.C.) records (microform) 1913-1988 Archive Grid
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (Rutherfordton, N.C.) records (microform) 1912-1988 Archive Grid
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (Rutherfordton, N.C.) records, 1912-1988 Digital Public Library of America
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (Rutherfordton, N.C.) records, 1934-1977 Digital Public Library of America
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (Rutherfordton, N.C.) records (microform) 1880-1973 Archive Grid
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (Rutherfordton, N.C.) records, 1880-1973 Digital Public Library of America
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Rutherfordton, North Carolina : 140 years, 1852-1992 FamilySearch Library
Shiloh Baptist Church (Rutherfordton, N.C.) records (microform) 1871-1971 Archive Grid
Shiloh Baptist Church (Rutherfordton, N.C.) records, 1871-1971 Digital Public Library of America
Rutherfordton City Directories
Hill's Forest City, Rutherfordton and Spindale (Rutherford County, N.C.) City Directory, including Alexander Mills and Ruth, N.C [1958] Internet Archive
Hill's Forest City, Rutherfordton and Spindale (Rutherford County, N.C.) City Directory, including Alexander Mills and Ruth, N.C [1960] Internet Archive
Hill's Forest City, Rutherfordton and Spindale (Rutherford County, N.C.) City Directory, including Alexander Mills and Ruth, N.C [1962] Internet Archive
Tri-city directory, Forest City, Rutherfordton, Spindale, Rutherford County, North Carolina FamilySearch Library
Rutherfordton Death Records
1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates Ancestry
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
Rutherfordton Land Records
1693-1960 North Carolina Land Grant Files Ancestry
Deed records, 1779-1962, and 1964-1965, and index, 1779-1916, and general index to real estate conveyances, grantor and grantee, 1779-1965 FamilySearch Library
Rutherford County, North Carolina abstracts of deeds, 1773-1795 FamilySearch Library
Spartanburg County/District, South Carolina, deed abstracts, books A-T, 1785-1827 (1752-1827) FamilySearch Library
Rutherfordton Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 1904 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 1916 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, April 1898 Library of Congress
Rutherfordton Marriage Records
1741-2011 North Carolina, Marriage Records Ancestry
Maiden names for divorced women, 1937-1964 FamilySearch Library
Marriage register, 1851-1965 FamilySearch Library
North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Ancestry
North Carolina Marriage Index, 1741-2004 Ancestry
Rutherford County, North Carolina marriage registers, 1868-1908 FamilySearch Library
Rutherford County, North Carolina, Marriages, 1779-1868 Ancestry
Rutherfordton Miscellaneous Records
Town Council records, 1873-1964 FamilySearch Library
Rutherfordton Newspapers and Obituaries
Carolina Gazette 1836-1837 Newspapers.com
Democrat 1896-1896 Newspapers.com
Mountain Banner 1848-1850 Newspapers.com
New Regime 1876-1876 Newspapers.com
North Carolina Spectator and Western Advertiser 1830-1835 Newspapers.com
Rutherford Banner 1881-1887 Newspapers.com
Rutherford Star 1866-1872 Newspapers.com
Rutherford Star and West-Carolina Record 1874-1875 Newspapers.com
Rutherfordton Enquirer 1860-1860 Newspapers.com
Rutherfordton Intelligencer 1841-1843 Newspapers.com
Rutherfordton Tribune 1901-1904 Newspapers.com
Sun 1903-1923 Newspapers.com
The Sun 1926-1929 FamilySearch Library
West-Carolina Record 1873-1874 Newspapers.com
Western North Carolina Republican 1844-1847 Newspapers.com
Western Star of Liberty 1840-1840 Newspapers.com
Western Vindicator 1868-1899 Newspapers.com
Offline Newspapers for RutherfordtonAccording 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. Carolina Gazette. (Rutherfordton, N.C.) 1836-1840 Mountain Banner. (Rutherfordton, N.C.) 1848-1840s New Regime. (Rutherfordton, N.C.) 1876-1870s North Carolina Spectator and Western Advertiser. (Rutherfordton, N.C.) 1830-1835 Republican. (Rutherfordton, N.C.) 1843-1840s Rutherford County News. (Rutherfordton, N.C.) 1926-1994 Rutherford Star [Microform]. (Rutherfordton, N.C.) 1866-1872 Rutherford Star and West-Carolina Record [Microform]. (Rutherfordton, N.C.) 1874-1875 Rutherford Star and West-Carolina Record. (Rutherfordton, N.C.) 1874-1875 Rutherford Star. (Rutherfordton, N.C.) 1866-1872 Rutherfordton Intelligencer. (Rutherfordton, N.C.) 1841-1843 Sun. (Rutherfordton, N.C.) 1903-1931 West-Carolina Record [Microform]. (Rutherfordton, N.C.) 1873-1875 West-Carolina Record. (Rutherfordton, N.C.) 1873-1874 Western Star of Liberty. (Rutherfordton, N.C.) 1840-1841 Western Vindicator. (Rutherfordton, N.C.) 1868-1873 Western Vindicator. (Rutherfordton, N.C.) 1897-1900 |
Rutherfordton Probate Records
1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
Abstract of North Carolina Wills [from about 1760 to 1800] Ancestry
Rutherfordton School Records
Rutherford Hospital yearbook, 1953 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Rutherfordton Spindale High School - Skyliner Yearbook (Rutherfordton, NC), 1956, 1958, 1975, 1976 E Yearbook
Rutherfordton Spindale High School yearbook, 1976 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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