Graham County Genealogy
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The county was formed January 30, 1872, from the northeastern part of Cherokee County. It was named for William A. Graham, United States Senator from North Carolina (1840-1843) and Governor of North Carolina (1845-1849). Source Wikipedia
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)
Graham County Courthouse
PO Box 575
County Courthouse
Robbinsville, NC 28771
Census
1880 Federal Census Images Directory opens to listing of image files by page number
1880 Federal Census Transcription (Partial?) Directory opens to listing of text files by page number
1900 Federal Census Images Directory opens to listing of image files by page number
1900 Federal Census Transcription Directory opens to listing of text files by page number
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Graham County
Query Forums
Latest North Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Graham County from the Forum:
North Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Graham County NC Genealogy Queries – Recent Topics
deborahwshull on “Wakefield Cemetery”
Does anyone have direction to the Wakefield Cemetery near Robbinsville? Is it accesssible?
Thank you.
Cities and towns of Graham County:
Fontana Dam
Robbinsville (County Seat)
Tapoco
News related to Graham County, NC
“graham county” nc – Google News
Cherokee-run welfare office provides easier access to aid – Waynesville Smoky Mountain News
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Cherokee-run welfare office provides easier access to aid
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News … hire staff, had to have a building to put people in,â said Cloer. The welfare assistance office has three employees in Cherokee, and a fourth stationed in Snowbird, a satellite area of the reservation in rural Graham County. … The state then … |
County unemployment rate falls below 10 percent – Lexington Dispatch
 Los Angeles Times |
County unemployment rate falls below 10 percent
Lexington Dispatch The county unemployment rate is slightly higher than the statewide unemployment rate of 8.9 percent. The county is much higher than the national unemployment rate, which is 7.7 percent. Charles Diggs, manager of N.C. Department of Commerce Division of … Pitt County jobless rate slides lower Ashe unemployment drops to 12.1 percent in March Written by Steve Frank |
Meadows: IOI example for economic development – Andrews Journal
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Meadows: IOI example for economic development
Andrews Journal The high unemployment rate was one of the reasons Meadows said he's spending time in his district's counties, which includes Graham County, which at 17.8 percent has the highest unemployment rate in North Carolina. Swain County, also in Meadows' … |
Robbinsville to honor longtime physician – Asheville Citizen-Times
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Robbinsville to honor longtime physician
Asheville Citizen-Times Doctor still makes house calls: Longtime Graham County physician Dr. Patricia Johnson talks about continuing to make house calls in the rural community in Western North Carolina. 5-1-13 Julie Ball … |
In NC, 99 of 100 Counties See Unemployment Drop in March, Still 44 Counties … – Hcpress
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In NC, 99 of 100 Counties See Unemployment Drop in March, Still 44 Counties …
Hcpress … in 99 of North Carolina's counties in March and remained the same in one. All 14 of the State's metro areas experienced rate decreases. Watauga, Avery and Ashe counties all saw drops in its unemployment rate (see graphs below). Graham County had … |
Hickory region’s jobless rate down again – Hickory Daily Record
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Hickory region's jobless rate down again
Hickory Daily Record According to Wednesday's report from the North Carolina Department of Commerce Labor and Economic Analysis Division, the Greater Hickory area has gained 1,400 jobs since March 2012, including 1,200 in professional and business services. Gains in that … |
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