Watauga County Genealogy
Watauga County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 42,695. Its county seat is Boone.
The county was formed in 1849 from parts of Ashe County, Caldwell County, Wilkes County, and Yancey County. It was named for the Watauga River, whose name is said to be a Native American word, the meaning of which is in dispute among various histories with translations ranging from beautiful water, whispering waters, village of many springs, and river of islands, to name a few. [2]
In 1861 parts of Watauga County, Burke County, Caldwell County, McDowell County, and Yancey County were combined to form Mitchell County. In 1911, parts of Watauga County, Caldwell County, and Mitchell County were combined to form Avery County.
Country music pioneer Al Hopkins was born in Watauga County in 1889.
Eight-time Grammy Award winner Doc Watson was born in Watauga County in 1923 and still maintains his home in the community of Deep Gap.
Source: Wikipedia.
Watauga County Genealogy Resources
Watauga County NCGenWeb Archives
History of Watauga County – 1915 book now presented in electronic format (each chapter is an individual text file.)
Genealogical Society of Watauga County
P.O. Box 126
Boone, NC 28607
Watauga County Historical Society
P.O. Box 3453
Boone, NC 28607
ph: 828-297-6120
alt: 828-264-4275
watauga1849@yahoo.com
Watauga County Government
Watauga County Government – Official Site
Watauga County Register of Deeds
Location:
Watauga County Courthouse, Room 119
842 West King Street
Boone, NC 28607
Mailing Address:
Watauga County Register of Deeds
842 West King Street, Suite 9
Boone, NC 28607
Phone:
* 828-265-8052
Fax:
* 828-265-7632
Email:
* watauga.deeds@watgov.org
Watauga County Library
140 Queen St.
Boone, NC 28607
828.264.8784
Cities and Towns
* Beech Mountain
* Blowing Rock
* Boone
* Seven Devils
Unincorporated communities
* Deep Gap
* Foscoe
* Sugar Grove
* Valle Crucis
* Zionville
Townships:
Bald Mountain
Beaverdam
Blowing Rock
Blue Ridge
Boone
Brushy Fork
Cove Creek
Bethel
Deep Gap
Meat Camp
New River
North Fork
Shawneehaw
Stony Fork
Todd
Census
1850/1860 Slave Mortality Schedules
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Watauga County
Watauga County Cemetery Census
Watauga County Cemetery Transcriptions
Query Forums
Watauga County, NC Query Forum
Latest North Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Watauga County from the Forum:
North Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Watauga County NC Genealogy Queries – Recent Topics
I am conducting a family tree/genealogy research and find that a large number of my direct ancestors migrated to, lived, married and died in Caldwell and Watuga County from the very early 1800’s and in fact many still reside in Caldwell county and general vicinity.
I am inquiring if you have any documents and/or any photographs on the surname “RICH” and/or how to possibly locate any family history on my ancestors both living and deceased in the area.
I note there is a Rich family Cemetery in the county; however, there are no records I can find on any burials in this cemetery.
Anyone having any history on the “RICH” family, and are there any other organizations or individuals who I might contact for assistance?
I thank you in advance for any guidance you have.
Sincerely;
Donald E. Rich
FLANATIVE on “MAPLE GROVE CEMETERY LOCATION”
Can anyone provide any info, present name, location, etc of a cemetery named MAPLE GROVE CEMETERY in the early 1900’s. Unknown if Caldwell or Watuga County.
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Watauga unemployment drops – Watauga Democrat
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Watauga unemployment drops
Watauga Democrat Watauga County's unemployment rate dropped slightly as the North Carolina job market warmed up in July. Watauga's unemployment rate last month as 7.4 … |
Sales tax increase soundly defeated – Watauga Democrat
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Sales tax increase soundly defeated
Watauga Democrat With all precincts reporting, the Watauga County sales-tax referendum was defeated, with 4428 against and 2705 for, with 62 percent in the majority. … |
Deep Gap Man’s Murder Under Court Review – Go Blue Ridge (blog)
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Deep Gap Man's Murder Under Court Review
Go Blue Ridge (blog) Ward was 18 and Moretz 21 when the murder occurred on Briar Creek Road in Wilkes, about a mile from the Watauga County line. The verdict for Moretz's … |
DWI checkpoint nets at least 20 violations – Watauga Democrat
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DWI checkpoint nets at least 20 violations
Watauga Democrat … Tennessee authorities and the Watauga County Sheriff's Office, Boone police, Appalachian State University police and the NC State Highway Patrol. … |
Grandfather Mtn on Saturday, Sept. 11: It’s all about kid stuff – Mountain Xpress (blog)
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Grandfather Mtn on Saturday, Sept. 11: It's all about kid stuff
Mountain Xpress (blog) At 10 am a guest from the Watauga County Library is scheduled to share interesting stories about nature, animals and mountain culture. … |
