Cleveland County Research Timeline
was formed in 1696 from territories south of the
Albemarle River. Bladen
was formed in 1734.
Anson was formed from Bladen in 1750. A few ancestors in the most northern edge of present Cleveland was recorded in Rowan which was formed from Anson in 1753. Mecklenburg was formed from Anson in 1762. Tryon was formed from Mecklenburg County in 1768. Tryon existed as a County until Lincoln and Rutherford was formed from Tryon County in1779. Cleveland was formed from Lincoln and Rutherford in 1841. Some records for northwest edge of county are found in Burke.Gaston was formed in 1846 from Lincoln and the most western edge was inpresent Cleveland. Cleveland gained from Gaston in 1921 which is now the present day counties.The most southern part of Cleveland had ancestors recorded in Spartanburg, Cherokee and York Counties S.C.
Surname Resources At RootsWeb
A-B , C-D , E-G , H , I -L , M , N-Q , R-S , T-Z , with family pages and researchers address.
Cleveland Co GenForum
RootsWeb Search of surnames, find other researchers
User Mailing Lists Search Mailing List archives. What is a mailing list anyway??
Local Mailing Lists. Cleveland, Lincoln, Rutherford, Rowan and Tryon County.
Internet Family Finder FTM
LDS FAMILY SEARCH
YESTERYEAR in CLEVELAND COUNTY, NC - PARTS 1 - 3 (A collection of old photographs of Washburn/Bridges & related families) Updated July 5th, 1999
Cemetery Records - Cleveland County
Census Lookups many states
Confederate Soldiers of Cleveland & Rutherford Counties, NC 1861-1865 Lookups
"The Lawndale Dummy" The Lawndale Railway & Industrial Company
Cleveland County, NC USGenWeb Archives
Cleveland County Historical Maps - showing formation and boundary changes
The naming of Shelby
Waco/Capernaum Baptist Church from its organization in 1842 until 1998 have been microfilm and are available in the genealogy room of the Cleveland County Memorial Library in Shelby
List of Companies/Regiments C.S.A : CSA-Cleveland & Rutherford County men served in these.
Civil War Research
United States Colored Troops Formed in North Carolina during the Civil War
NC in Revolutionary War
The Neighbors and Cousins
" Books We Own" A Look-Up Resource for International Genealogical Research
Passenger Lists from England and Scotland to North Carolina
The Ship Patience Home Page
General Register Office of Scotland
Battle of Kings Mountain , Battle of Kings Mountain , Battle of Kings Mountain
The Battle of Ramsaur's Mill by William A. Graham
The National Digital Library
Cleveland County Memorial Library
104 Howie Dr.
Shelby NC 28150
Open Mon-Thur 9-9, Friday 9-5, Sat. 9-1
Cleveland Community College
137 S Post Rd
Shelby, NC 2815
Mauney Memorial Library
100 S. Piedmont Ave.
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
(704) 739- 2371
North Carolina State Library
Charlotte/ Mecklenburg Public Library
Library of Virginia Digital Collections
Register of Deeds -- Bonnie Reece.
First Floor, County Administration Building,
311 East Marion Street
Shelby, NC 28150
AVAILABLE VITAL RECORDS:
Birth and Death Records from 1914, onward
Marriage records from 1851, onward
Clerk of Court -- Mitzi M. Johnson.
Law Enforcement Center
100 Justice Place, Shelby, NC 28150
Broad River Genealogical Society
Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County
Gaston-Lincoln Genealogical Society
Catawba County Genealogical Society
Burke County Genealogical Society
Mecklenburg County Genealogical Society
Genealogical Society of Rowan County
North Carolina Genealogical Society
National Genealogical Society
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