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Gaston 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. Mecklenburg was formed from Anson in 1762. Tryon was formed from Mecklenburg County in 1768. Tryon existed as a County until Lincoln and Rutherford were formed from Tryon County in1779. Cleveland was formed from Lincoln and Rutherford in 1841. Gaston was formed in 1846 from Lincoln and the most western edge of present Cleveland. Cleveland gained some territory from Gaston in 1921. The most southern part of Gaston had ancestors recorded in what is now Spartanburg, Cherokee and York Counties S.C.
Prior to surveys of 1764 and 1772, "much of the territory in the north-central and north-western part of South Carolina was considered to be North Carolina. The South Carolina counties of Marlboro, Chesterfield, Lancaster, York, Chester, Union, Spartanburg, Cherokee, and portions of Greenville, Laurens and Newberry are involved." (_Guide to South Carolina Research and Records_, by Brent Holcomb, Colombia, SC, 1991, p. 37) Much of Tryon County, NC became SC after the 1772 survey. In fact, the Tryon County courthouse had to be moved!
Gaston County
Library
Research Guides to help with more in-depth research on
specific topics.
Surname
Resources at RootsWeb
County
Maps showing formation and boundary changes
Gaston
County, NCGenWeb Archives
Cemeteries, Obits, Wills, Deeds, etc.
Gaston
County USGenWeb Tombstone Project
History
of Dallas
Early
History of Gaston County
Gaston Co in Revolutionary
War
Ulrichsburg,
North Carolina (established 1789). Crowder's
Town
LDS
FAMILY SEARCH
Volunteer
lookups
Gastonia
Gazette-newspaper
Gaston
County Public Records
RootsWeb
Search of
surnames, find
other researchers
User
Mailing Lists Search Mailing
List archives.
What
is a mailing list anyway??
Local Mailing Lists.
Gaston,
Cleveland, Lincoln, Rutherford, Rowan and Tryon County.
List of Companies/Regiments:
CSA-Cleveland & Rutherford County men served in these.
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
The
Battle of Ramsaur's Mill by William A. Graham
