Records & Resources: Jackson County

I hope you find these resources helpful in your search for your ancestors. If you have more that you consider helpful, please let us know. In addition to the resources listed here, you may find the USGenWeb Jackson County, North Carolina Archives of interest.

CEMETERIES

• Jackson County Cemeteries - at FindAGrave.com
• USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Jackson County
• Polk County Cemeteries - on the Cemetery Census website

CENSUS RECORDS

• 1860 Slave Schedule
• 1860 Mortality Schedule
• Census Records (Free at FamilySearch.org) - 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940

DEATHS

• North Carolina Deaths 1906-1930(FamilySearch.org) - includes images
• Social Security Death Index - search for your Jackson County individuals

EDUCATION

• Jackson County Seniors in NC Colleges - mostly seniors and mostly pre-1931(NCGenWeb Yearbook Index)

MAPS & TOWNSHIPS

• Township Map of Jackson County
• Robert Love Survey Map - includes the areas of Macon County that are in present day Jackson County. This was the land that became available for settlement after the Treaty of 1819 with the Cherokee. From the cession of the land in 1819 until Macon was formed in 1828 this land was part of Haywood County.

NEWSPAPERS

• Jackson County Journal - 900+ digitized historical issues at DigitalNC.org
• Sylva Herald and Ruralite - 300+ digitized historical issues at DigitalNC.org

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