Cherokee County Genealogy
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The county was formed in 1839 from the western part of Macon County. It was named for the Cherokee people, some of whom still live in the area. (The trail of Tears had begun in 1838 after the 1837 Treaty of New Echota). The Cherokee county seat of Murphy was named for Archibald Murphey a former legislator. The name was misspelled. The Cherokee County courthouse was burned during the Civil War by Union Raiders.
Today Cherokee County is home to the Qualla Boundary also known as the Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation although this is not contiguous land with the Qualla Boundary located in Swain and Jackson Counties where the large portion of the Cherokee Indian Reservation is located. The county is divided up into the following townships: Beaverdam, Hothouse, Murphy, Notla, Shoal Creek, and Valleytown.
Cherokee County is the westernmost county in North Carolina.
In 1861 the southeastern part of Cherokee County became Clay County; in 1872 its northeastern part became Graham County. Source Wikipedia
Cherokee County Historical Society
205 Peachtree Street
Murphy, NC 28906
Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 2122
Asheville, NC 28802
(covers Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Swain, and Transylvania Counties)
Cherokee Historical Museum
Cherokee County Courthouse
75 Peachtree Street
County Courthouse
Murphy, NC 28906
Census
1840 Federal Census Index – by last name only
1840 Federal Census Index
1840 Federal Census Transcription directory opens to list of text files with previous index and files named by page number referred to in the previous index
1840 Federal Census Transcription
1850 Federal Census Index – by last name
1850 Federal census transcription – part 1
1850 Federal census transcription – part 2
1850 Federal census transcription – part 3
1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedule transcription
1860 Federal Census Transcription part 1
1860 Federal Census Transcription part 2
1860 Federal Census Transcription part 3
1860 Federal Census Transcription part 4
1860 Federal Census Transcription part 5
1870 Federal Census transcription – Cheoah and Stecoah Districts In 1872 these counties became part of Graham County.
Other Records
1851 Chapman Rolls – Buffalo town
1851 Chapman Rolls – Murphy area
1851 Chapman Rolls – River area
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Cherokee County
Query Forums
Cherokee County, NC Query Forum
Latest North Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Cherokee County from the Forum:
North Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Cherokee County NC Genealogy Queries – Recent Topics
Hello, trying to find more information on the ROBINSON side of my family. As far as I can go is a Frank ROBINSON, who married Ella Josie BRYANT (daughter of William F. BRYANT, Jr. and Nettie ANDERSON). They married in Cherokee County on 3 July 1902. At that time it lists Frank ROBINSON as being 21-years-old and his father is listed as Henry ROBINSON and his mother as Emma ROBINSON (both living at that time). They are also listed as living in Vest at that time. I think that Frank ROBINSON died or otherwise disappeared not too long into the marriage, because they only had one child together, Charles Olan ROBINSON (my grandfather), and Ella BRYANT is listed as marrying twice more after Frank ROBINSON, first to Harve JOHNSON, then to Jim THOMSON (from the Cleveland area in TN). Does anyone have any information about what happened to Frank ROBINSON (death records/cemetery records, etc.) or about his family (father and mother, Henry and Emma ROBINSON)? I’d be grateful for any information on the ROBINSON family.
Cherokee County, NC at Genforum
Cities and towns of Cherokee county:
Andrews
Aquone
Culberson
Marble
Murphy (County Seat)
Topton
Unaka
News related to Cherokee County, NC
“cherokee county” nc – Google News
Rock slide won’t affect tourists – Andrews Journal
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Rock slide won't affect tourists
Andrews Journal Phylis Blackmon, executive director of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce, said travelers will still be able to get into the area, considering the second slide happened on an already closed section of highway. "I am very pleased that the [NC] … |
Top football players sign to set college path – Cherokee Tribune
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Top football players sign to set college path
Cherokee Tribune CANTON â Though nobody from Cherokee County signed with a Football Bowl Subdivision school this year, that's just fine for Etowah's Devonte Wheaton and Barrett Burns. Same with Woodstock's Pryce Washington and Sequoyah's Mitchell Smith. |
ASU Football Inks 19 for 2012 – Go Blue Ridge
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ASU Football Inks 19 for 2012
Go Blue Ridge Etowah), OL Jamie Collmar (Gastonia, NC/Forestview), LB Olawale Dada (Columbus, Ga./Shaw), OL Tyson Fernandez (Fuquay-Varina, NC/Fuquay-Varina), DB Alex Gray (Suwanne, Ga./Peachtree Ridge), LB Greg Hall (Bogart, Ga./North Oconee), WR Malachi Jones … |
Cherokee County woman arrested on child sex charges – WRCB-TV
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Cherokee County woman arrested on child sex charges
WRCB-TV By Gary Poole, Web Producer – email (WRCB) – A 44-year-old North Carolina woman has been arrested on allegations she sexually assaulted a child. Dawn Marie Cannon of Murphy, North Carolina, was taken into custody by Cherokee County officials after … |
Residents worry, support Cherokee reactors – WACH
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Residents worry, support Cherokee reactors
WACH GAFFNEY, SC (AP) — Some residents like Duke Energy's plans to build two nuclear reactors in Cherokee County. And some residents don't. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission conducted a public hearing on the Charlotte, NC, utility's idea Thursday in … |
Gardner-Webb Announces 23-Man Football Recruiting Class Wednesday – Gardner Webb University Bulldogs
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Gardner-Webb Announces 23-Man Football Recruiting Class Wednesday
Gardner Webb University Bulldogs Also recruited by Wake Forest, NC State and North Carolina. Played at Woodstock (Ga.) High under Coach Brent Budde … Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds … Named Cherokee County Linebacker of the Year by the Cherokee County Touchdown Club . |
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