Swain County NC Genealogy

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Overview of Swain County Records

• Swain County was created in 1871 from Jackson and Macon counties.
• Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the North Carolina Vital Records Office.
• The Swain County courthouse had a fire in 1879 that destroyed many records.
• The Swain County Register of Deeds has death records starting in 1913, birth records starting in 1913, marriage records starting in 1907, and land records starting in 1871.
• The Swain County Clerk Superior Court has court records starting in 1900 and probate records starting in 1871.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.