{"id":6484,"date":"2016-06-12T19:01:02","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T19:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/?page_id=6484"},"modified":"2016-06-12T19:01:02","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T19:01:02","slug":"graham-county","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/northcarolina\/graham-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham County, North Carolina Genealogy Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--Graham County, North Carolina Begin-->\n\n<!--CONTENT Area Begin-->\n\n<h1>Graham County, North Carolina Records<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graham County, North Carolina<\/strong> <em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Graham+County,+NC\/\" title=\"Graham County Map\">Map It<\/a>)<\/em> was created on <strong>January 30, 1872<\/strong> from <a href=\"\/northcarolina\/cherokee-county\/\" title=\"Cherokee County, North Carolina\">Cherokee County<\/a>. This county was named for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Alexander_Graham\" title=\"William Alexander Graham\">William Alexander Graham<\/a>\u00a0(1804\u20131875), a\u00a0United States Senator,\u00a0governor of North Carolina, and\u00a0United States Secretary of the Navy. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Graham County<\/strong> is bordered by <a href=\"\/northcarolina\/swain-county\/\" title=\"Swain County, North Carolina\">Swain County<\/a> (north and east), <a href=\"\/northcarolina\/macon-county\/\" title=\"Macon County, North Carolina\">Macon County<\/a> (southeast), <a href=\"\/northcarolina\/cherokee-county\/\" title=\"Cherokee County, North Carolina\">Cherokee County<\/a> (south), <a href=\"\/tennessee\/monroe-county\/\" title=\"Monroe County, Tennessee\">Monroe County, Tennessee<\/a> (west), <a href=\"\/tennessee\/blount-county\/\" title=\"Blount County, Tennessee\">Blount County, Tennessee<\/a> (northwest) .<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Graham County<\/strong> Cities and Towns include Lake Santeetlah, Robbinsville. A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/mapgeeks.org\/northcarolina\/#North_Carolina_County_Maps_of_Road_and_Highways\">Map of Graham County, North Carolina<\/a> contains  detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries. There is a collection of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/mapgeeks.org\/northcarolina\/\">old Ohio maps<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/mapgeeks.org\/\">MapGeeks.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Graham County<\/strong>  Townships include Cheoah, Stecoah, and Yellow Creek. View a <a href=\"\/states\/_images\/states\/nc\/townships\/Graham-township.PNG\" title=\"Map of Graham County, North Carolina Townships\">Map of Graham County Townships<\/a>.<\/p> \n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Courthouse Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Graham County, North Carolina Courthouse Records<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"secimgrt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/states\/_images\/states\/nc\/Graham_County_NorthCarolina_Courthouse.jpg\" alt=\"Graham County, North Carolina Courthouse\" title=\"Graham County, North Carolina Courthouse\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/><em>Graham County, NC Courthouse<\/em><\/div>\n\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.grahamcounty.org\/\" title=\"Graham County Courthouse\">Graham County Courthouse<\/a> is located in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robbinsville,_North_Carolina\" title=\"Robbinsville, North Carolina\">Robbinsville, North Carolina<\/a>.   The Clerk's Office <strong>DOES NOT DO RESEARCH<\/strong>.\u00a0Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. <\/p>\n\n<p>The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in\u00a0Graham\u00a0county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk. Also see the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.archives.ncdcr.gov\/Portals\/3\/PDF\/guides\/CO_GUIDE.PDF\" title=\"Graham County Records in the North Carolina State Archives\">Graham County Records in the North Carolina State Archives<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n  <ul>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.grahamcounty.org\/grahamcounty_departments_registrar.html\" title=\"Graham County Register of Deeds\">Graham County Register of Deeds<\/a> has Birth Records from <strong>1913<\/strong>, Marriage Records from <strong>1873<\/strong>, Death Records from <strong>1913<\/strong> and Land Records from <strong>1789<\/strong>. <\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.grahamcounty.org\/grahamcounty_departments_superiorcourt.html\" title=\"Graham County Clerk of Court\">Graham County Clerk of Court<\/a> has Probate Records from <strong>1847<\/strong>, Court Records from <strong>1864<\/strong> and Divorce Records from <strong>call court clerk for details<\/strong>.  Probate records include not only wills, but also loose estates records. <\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.grahamcounty.org\/grahamcounty_departments_assessor.html\" title=\"Graham County Tax Assessor \/ Collector\">Graham County Tax Assessor \/ Collector<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.grahamcounty.org\/Departments\/Health\/\" title=\"Graham Co. North Carolina County Health Department\">Graham Co. North Carolina County Health Department<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Courthouse Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Census Records Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Graham County, North Carolina Census Records<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><strong>Learn More:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/northcarolina\/\" title=\"State of North Carolina Census Records\">State of North Carolina Census Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n    <li><strong>U.S. Federal Population Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/1880-census\/\" title=\"1880 U.S. Federal Census\">1880<\/a> <em>(free index)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1890-census\/\" title=\"1890 U.S. Federal Census\">1890<\/a> <em>(fragmented)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1900-census\/\" title=\"1900 U.S. Federal Census\">1900<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1910-census\/\" title=\"1910 U.S. Federal Census\">1910<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1920-census\/\" title=\"1920 U.S. Federal Census\">1920<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1930-census\/\" title=\"1940 U.S. Federal Census\">1930<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1940-census\/\" title=\"1940 U.S. Federal Census\">1940<\/a><\/li>\n\n    <li><strong>U.S. Census Reconstructed Records:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=Census&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/3566\" title=\"North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890\">Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890<\/a><\/li>\n\n    <li><strong>State Population Schedules:<\/strong> None<\/li>\n\n    <li><strong>Native American Population Schedules:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=Census&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/1692\" title=\"North Carolina, Native American Census Selected Tribes, 1894-1913\">1894-1913<\/a><\/li>\n\n    <li><strong>U.S. Federal Census  Slave Schedules:<\/strong> None<\/li>\n\n    <li><strong>U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/mortality-schedule\/\" title=\"1850 - 1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules\">1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n    <li><strong>Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/agricultural-schedule\/\" title=\"1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Federal Agriculture Census\">1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n    <li><strong>Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/manufacturer-schedule\/\" title=\"1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Federal Industry Census\">1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n    <li><strong>Union Veterans Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/veterans-schedule\/\" title=\"1890 Union Veterans Census\">1890<\/a><\/li>\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n<!--Census Records Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Vital Records Begin-->\n\n<h2>Graham County, North Carolina Vital Records<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><strong>Learn More:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/vital-records\/northcarolina\/\" title=\"State of North Carolina Vital Records\">State of North Carolina Vital Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Birth Records:<\/strong> from October 1913\u00a0to present<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Marriage Records:<\/strong> from January 1962\u00a0to present<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Death Records:<\/strong> from January 1, 1930\u00a0to present<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Divorce Records:<\/strong> from January 1958\u00a0to present<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Locations:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.vitalrecords.nc.gov\/\" title=\"North Carolina Vital Records\">North Carolina Vital Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Vital Records Online:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/northcarolina-vitalrecords\/\" title=\"USAVital.com\">USAVital<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/ssdi\/\" title=\"Social Security Death Index\">Social Security Death Index<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Vital Records by Mail:\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/vitalrecords.nc.gov\/vitalrecords\/documents\/bcertificatapp.pdf\" title=\"Birth Certificate\">Birth Certificate<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/vitalrecords.nc.gov\/vitalrecords\/documents\/othercert.pdf\" title=\"Death, Divorce and Marriage Certificate\">Death, Divorce and Marriage Certificate<\/a>\u00a0Applications.<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>In Person:<\/strong>\u00a0 North Carolina Vital Records (Cooper Memorial Health Building), 225 N. McDowell St., Raleigh, NC 27603-1382; 919-733-3000<\/li>\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n<!--Vital Records Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/p3101kjspjr6EE9ECDA688C7BA87\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/oq68g04tzxIQQLQOPMIKKOJNMKJ\" alt=\"Discover you family history through historical newspapers at Newspapers.com\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n\n<!--Resources Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Graham County, North Carolina   Resources<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n\t<li><a \n\n      href=\"\/\/www.obcgs.com\/\" title=\"Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society\">Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=MessageBoards&murl=https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/boards\/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.graham\/mb.ashx\" title=\"Graham County, North Carolina Message Boards\">Graham County, North Carolina Message Boards<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Resources Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n\n<!--Links Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Graham County, North Carolina External Links<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/northcarolina-newspaper\/\" title=\"North Carolina Historical Newspapers\">Maine Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/northcarolinanewspapers\/\" title=\"Historical Newspapers from North Carolina (1719 - 1977)\">Historical Newspapers from North Carolina (1719 - 1977)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/search?ie=UTF8&tag=raogk-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=c055cc73635c0d39cc8048ee9d427558&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=books&keywords=Graham+County+North Carolina\" title=\"Graham County, North Carolina Books - Amazon\">Graham County, North Carolina Books - Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.findagrave.com\/\/cgi-bin\/fg.cgi?page=csr&amp;CScnty=1688\" title=\"Graham Co., North Carolina - FindaGrave\">Graham Co., North Carolina - FindaGrave<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.carolana.com\/NC\/Counties\/graham_county_nc.html\" title=\"A History of Graham County, North Carolina\">A History of Graham County, North Carolina<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/digital.ncdcr.gov\/cdm4\/all_colls.php\" title=\"North Carolina Digital Collections\">North Carolina Digital Collections<\/a><\/li>\n\n <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.cyndislist.com\/us\/nc\/counties\/graham\/\" title=\"Graham County Links - Cyndi's List\">Graham County, North Carolina Links - Cyndi's List<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.ncgenweb.us\/graham\/\" title=\"Graham Co. NCGenweb\">Graham Co. NCGenweb<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=NC-County&murl=https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/search\/places\/usa\/North-Carolina\/Graham\/\" title=\"Graham County, North Carolina Data Collections\">Graham County, North Carolina Ancestry Database Collections<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-2373070-10934994?sid=Fold3Text&url=https:\/\/www.fold3.com\/search-results\/state\/northcarolina?&xid=1114&keywords=Graham+County\" title=\"Graham County, North Carolina Military Records\">Graham County, North Carolina Military Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n    <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=NC-Text&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/1001\" title=\"North Carolina City Directories\">North Carolina City Directories<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Links Area End-->\n\n<div style=\"padding: 5px\" align=\"center\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2923883526\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<!--CONTENT Area End-->\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/affiliates.genealogybank.com\/b.aspx?id=9070&mm=13\" alt=\"genealogybank\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=0 width=1 height=1 src=\"https:\/\/ad.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/show?id=c5t0VAKPnsA\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.lduhtrp.net\/m7122p59y31NVVQVTURNPPTVOVSU\" alt=\"fold3\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.awltovhc.com\/ag106g04tzxIQQLQOPMIKLNPMLJR\" alt=\"newspaper\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=raogk-20&l=ur2&o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Amazon Books\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>\n\n<script>var clicky_site_ids = clicky_site_ids || []; clicky_site_ids.push(101215284);<\/script>\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/static.getclicky.com\/js\"><\/script>\r\n<noscript><p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clicky\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"\/\/in.getclicky.com\/101215284ns.gif\" \/><\/p><\/noscript>\n\n<!--Graham County, North Carolina End-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":3325,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6484"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6484\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=6484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}