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Cleveland

The county was formed as Cleveland County in 1841 from parts of Lincoln County and Rutherford County. It was named for Benjamin Cleaveland, a colonel in the American Revolutionary War, who took part in the Battle of King’s Mountain. The present spelling was adopted in 1887. Source Wikipedia

Cleveland County NCGenweb site

Broad River Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 2261
Shelby, NC 28151-2261

Cleveland County Historical Association
P.O. Box 1335
Shelby, NC 28150

Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County
P.O. Box 938
Forest City, NC 28043
(covers Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, and Rutherford Counties in NC, also few SC counties)

Cleveland County Courthouse
PO Box 1210
County Courthouse
Shelby, NC 28151

Census

1850 Federal Census Index – by last name only

Cemeteries

USGS listing of cemeteries in Cleveland County

Cemetery Transcriptions

Query Forums

Cleveland County, NC Query Forum

Cleveland County, NC at Genforum

Cities and towns of Cleveland County:

Belwood
Boiling Springs
Casar
Cleveland Springs
Delight
Doran
Double Shoals
Earl
Fallston
Grover
Kings Mountain
Kingstown
Lattimore
Lawndale
Mooresboro
New House
Patterson Springs
Polkville
Shelby (County Seat)
Swainsville
Toluca
Waco

News related to Cleveland County, NC

“cleveland county” nc – Google News

To spank or not: Gaston one of few school districts still using the paddle – Gaston Gazette

To spank or not: Gaston one of few school districts still using the paddle
Gaston Gazette
Cleveland County Schools banned corporal punishment last year, said spokeswoman Donna Carpenter. “Our superintendent Dr. Boyles is not a proponent of it and

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NC man charged in Gaffney bar killing – Spartanburg Herald Journal

NC man charged in Gaffney bar killing
Spartanburg Herald Journal
Quincy Lamont Patterson, 18, of 7517 Blacksburg Road, Grover, NC, surrendered to Cleveland County authorities later that day on an assault charge stemming
Second Man Arrested In Valentine's Day ShootingWYFF Greenville
Police expect arrest soon in Boiling Springs man's killingShelby Star
Teen held in bar fight, shooting, freed on bailSpartanburg Herald Journal
Spartanburg Herald Journal
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AL-NASRA v. CLEVELAND COUNTY – Leagle.com

AL-NASRA v. CLEVELAND COUNTY
Leagle.com
174 NC App. 311, 319, 620 SE2d 691, 696 (2005). In the instant case, McCarter was the Code Enforcement Officer of the Cleveland County Planning Department.
AL-NASRA v. CLEVELAND COUNTYLeagle.com

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Schools see fewer dropouts this year – Shelby Star

Schools see fewer dropouts this year
Shelby Star
The bad news is that Cleveland County School's dropout rates are still higher than the state's. In a report released last week by the North Carolina

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STATE v. HAMRICK – Leagle.com

STATE v. HAMRICK
Leagle.com
Cleveland County, except to the extent that the Plaintiff seeks to assert a claim against Defendant Hamrick arising out of a statutory duty under NC Gen

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School violence, dropouts decrease in Gaston – Gaston Gazette

School violence, dropouts decrease in Gaston
Gaston Gazette
Cleveland County Schools had the highest rate of dropouts with a rate of 6 percent and was among the top 10 school districts with the highest dropout rates,

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