Cleveland County Genealogy
Sign up for our North Carolina Genealogy newsletter:
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
Query Forums
Cleveland County, NC Query Forum
Latest North Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Cleveland County from the Forum:
$errorCode = 5
xml_error_string() = Invalid document end
xml_get_current_line_number() = 1
xml_get_current_column_number() = 37
xml_get_current_byte_index() = 39
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
Stepdad found guilty of abusing Cleveland Co. toddler that died in 2009 – WBTV
|
Stepdad found guilty of abusing Cleveland Co. toddler that died in 2009
WBTV By Nick Needham – email SHELBY, NC (WBTV) – A jury in Cleveland County found Dwight Justice guilty of felony child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury in the 2009 killing of Jeremiah Swafford. The jury also found Justice not guilty of first degree … |
Retired sheriff considers state Senate run – Shelby Star
|
Retired sheriff considers state Senate run
Shelby Star SHELBY â A Cleveland County native and retired Burke County sheriff is considering a run for state Senate in the counties' newly combined legislative district. John T. McDevitt of Morganton, who retired as sheriff of Burke County last June, … |
Lincoln County jury to decide fate of mother charged in her son’s death – Gaston Gazette
|
Lincoln County jury to decide fate of mother charged in her son's death
Gaston Gazette SHELBY â Last week, Kathy Lynn Swafford was called to court as a witness to testify during her husband's trial in Cleveland County. Both Swafford and her husband, Dwight Stacy Justice, had been charged with first-degree murder and felony child abuse … |
Cleveland County OK with with realignment options – Shelby Star
|
Cleveland County OK with with realignment options
Shelby Star The staff of the NC High School Athletic Association has one realignment plan for Burns, Crest, Kings Mountain and Shelby. Gaston County has another. Gaston County administrators on Monday proposed a pair of conferences, including one that groups Burns … |
Jail cells for rent: State inmates to be housed in Cleveland County detention … – Gaston Gazette
|
Jail cells for rent: State inmates to be housed in Cleveland County detention …
Gaston Gazette According to the Justice Reinvestment Act, the program is run by the NC Department of Correction in conjunction with the North Carolina Sheriffs' Association. Funds for the housing of the inmates come from the statewide misdemeanant confinement fund. |
Cleveland County solar farm opens – Charlotte Observer
 Financial Post |
Cleveland County solar farm opens
Charlotte Observer Chief executive Markus Wilhelm attributes the expansion of utility-scale NC solar farms to the state's renewable-energy standard, which requires utilities to generate or buy green power, and to a dramatic drop in solar prices. One of North Carolina's Largest Solar Farms Debuts in Kings Mountain Solar Farm opens in Kings Mountain |
Sign up for our North Carolina Genealogy newsletter:
