Haywood
The county was formed in 1808 from the western part of Buncombe County. It was named for John Haywood, Treasurer of North Carolina from 1787 to 1827.
In 1828 the western part of Haywood County became Macon County. In 1851 parts of Haywood County and Macon County were combined to form Jackson County. Source Wikipedia
The county seat of Haywood County is Waynesville. Haywood county contains a part of the Qualla Boundary which is home of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians. Cold Mountain which is in Haywood County was popularized by the Civil War novel by Charles Frazier and movie of the same name. The Pigeon River has it’s source in Haywood County. A portion of the Great Smokey Mountains National Park is in Haywood County as is a portion of the Pisgah National Forest. Cataloochee is a wellknown part of the Smokies that is in Haywood County.
Haywood County (Maggie Valley) is home to Ghost Town in the Sky a western themed amusement park. Haywood County includes the following townships: Beaverdam, Bethel, Cataloochee, Cecil, Clyde, Crabtree, Cruso, East Fork, Fines Creek, Iron Duff, Ivy Hill, Jonathan Creek, Pigeon, Waynesville, and White Oak.
Maggie Valley as a family vacation destination has long been promoted in part because of it’s small town feel, proximity to the Cherokee Indian Reservation (and Asheville) as well as other close attractions.
Haywood County Genealogical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 1331
Waynesville, NC 28786
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)
Haywood County Courthouse
215 N Main Street
County Courthouse
Waynesville, NC 28786
Census
1810 Federal Census Index – by last name only
1810 Federal Census Transcription (web)
1810 Federal Census Transcription (plain text)
1820 Federal Census Index – by last name only
1820 Federal Census Transcription (web)
1820 Federal Census Transcription (plain text)
1830 Federal Census Index – by last name only
1830 Federal Census Transcription
1840 Federal Census Index – by last name only
1840 Federal Census Transcription
1850 Federal Census Index – by last name only
1850 Federal Census Transcription – Mortality Schedule (web)
1850 Federal Census Transcription – Mortality Schedule (plain text)
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Haywood County
Query Forums
Haywood County, NC Query Forum
Haywood County, NC at Genforum
Cities and towns of Haywood County:
Assembly
Canton
Clyde
Hazelwood
Lake Junaluska
Maggie Valley
Waynesville (County Seat)
News related to Haywood County, NC
“haywood county” nc – Google News
Large mudslide damages homes in North Carolina – WCBD
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Large mudslide damages homes in North Carolina
WCBD MAGGIE VALLEY, NC – Haywood County officials are concerned about the remnants of Friday night's mudslide that made dozens of residents leave their homes in … Mudslide Forces Haywood Co. To Declare State of Emergency Rain threatens Maggie Valley mudslide area NC mudslide evacuees urged to stay away for weeks |
Jackson sheriff drug hauls aid youth sports – Asheville Citizen-Times
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Jackson sheriff drug hauls aid youth sports
Asheville Citizen-Times The Sheriff's Office in neighboring Haywood County during the same time period spent nothing on youth sports. It did spend $80 on an advertisement for … |
Failed retaining wall contributed to Maggie slide – Asheville Citizen-Times
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Failed retaining wall contributed to Maggie slide
Asheville Citizen-Times … emergency operations director for Haywood County. Landslides in Western North Carolina are nearly impossible to predict but geologists say they happen … |
Cocke County Battles for Less Pollution from North Carolina Paper Mill – Knoxville Metro Pulse
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Cocke County Battles for Less Pollution from North Carolina Paper Mill
Knoxville Metro Pulse 26 hearing in Haywood County, NC, said other mills tried techniques identified in a 2001 study and have gotten poor results. âIf there was a simple, … |
More snow, sleet ahead for Western North Carolina – Asheville Citizen-Times
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More snow, sleet ahead for Western North Carolina
Asheville Citizen-Times Because of potentially dangerous road conditions tied to that weather, Haywood County Schools is on a two-hour delay, and Mitchell County Schools is on a … |
Mother Nature’s fury reminds again of the need for slopes laws – Asheville Citizen-Times
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Mother Nature's fury reminds again of the need for slopes laws
Asheville Citizen-Times In 2006, Haywood County passed an ordinance regulating building on steep slopes. Needless to say, a great deal of development had already taken place on … |
