Cleveland County Research Timeline
Bath
was formed in 1696 from territories south of the
Albemarle River. Bladen
was formed in 1734.
Anson was
formed from Bladen
in 1750. A few ancestors in the most northern edge of
present Cleveland was
recorded in Rowan
which was formed from Anson in 1753. Mecklenburg
was formed from Anson
in 1762. Tryon was
formed from Mecklenburg
County in 1768. Tryon
existed as a County until Lincoln and Rutherford
was formed from Tryon
County in1779. Cleveland
was formed from Lincoln
and Rutherford
in 1841. Some records for northwest edge of county are
found in Burke.Gaston was
formed in 1846 from Lincoln and
the most western edge was inpresent Cleveland.
Cleveland gained from
Gaston
in 1921 which is now the present day counties.The most
southern part of Cleveland
had ancestors recorded in Spartanburg,
Cherokee and
York
Counties S.C.
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SURNAMES
Surname Resources At RootsWeb
A-B
, C-D
, E-G
, H
, I
-L , M
, N-Q
, R-S
, T-Z
, with family pages and researchers address.
Cleveland
Co GenForum
RootsWeb Search of
surnames, find other researchers
User Mailing Lists Search Mailing List archives.
What
is a mailing list anyway??
Local
Mailing Lists. Cleveland,
Lincoln, Rutherford, Rowan and Tryon County.
Internet
Family Finder FTM
LDS FAMILY SEARCH
YESTERYEAR
in CLEVELAND COUNTY, NC - PARTS 1 - 3 (A
collection of old photographs of Washburn/Bridges &
related families) Updated July 5th,
1999
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Cemetery Records - Cleveland
County
Census
Lookups many states
Confederate
Soldiers of Cleveland & Rutherford Counties, NC
1861-1865 Lookups
"The
Lawndale Dummy" The Lawndale Railway
& Industrial Company
Cleveland
County, NC USGenWeb Archives
Cleveland
County Historical Maps - showing formation
and boundary changes
The
naming of Shelby
Waco/Capernaum Baptist Church from its
organization in 1842 until 1998 have been microfilm and
are available in the genealogy room of the Cleveland
County Memorial Library in Shelby
List
of Companies/Regiments C.S.A : CSA-Cleveland
& Rutherford County men served in these.
Civil War
Research
United
States Colored Troops Formed in North Carolina
during the Civil War
NC in
Revolutionary War
The
Neighbors and Cousins
Interesting
Links
"
Books We Own" A Look-Up Resource
for International Genealogical Research
Passenger
Lists from England and Scotland to North Carolina
The
Ship Patience Home Page
General
Register Office of Scotland
Battle
of Kings Mountain , Battle
of Kings Mountain , Battle
of Kings Mountain
The
Battle of Ramsaur's Mill by William A.
Graham
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Libraries
Cleveland County Memorial Library
104 Howie Dr.
Shelby NC 28150
(704) 481-1234
Open Mon-Thur 9-9, Friday 9-5, Sat. 9-1Cleveland Community College
137 S Post Rd
Shelby, NC 2815
(704) 484-4116Mauney Memorial Library
100 S. Piedmont Ave.
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
(704) 739- 2371North Carolina State Library
Charlotte/ Mecklenburg Public Library
Library of Virginia Digital Collections
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Register of Deeds -- Bonnie Reece.
(704) 484-4834,
First Floor, County Administration Building,
311 East Marion Street
Shelby, NC 28150AVAILABLE VITAL RECORDS:
Birth and Death Records from 1914, onward
Marriage records from 1851, onward
Clerk of Court -- Mitzi M. Johnson.
(704) 484-4862
Third Floor
Law Enforcement Center
100 Justice Place, Shelby, NC 28150
Genealogical Societies
Broad River Genealogical Society
Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County
Gaston-Lincoln Genealogical Society
Catawba County Genealogical Society
Burke County Genealogical Society
Mecklenburg County Genealogical Society
Genealogical Society of Rowan County
North Carolina Genealogical Society
National Genealogical Society
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