USGenWeb Page for Jackson County, NC

Welcome to the USGenWeb Page for Jackson County, North Carolina.

County Coordinator

Jackson County Genealogical Society

Jackson County was established by legislation on 31 January 1851; however, the first formal meeting of the county government was not held until 21 March 1853. Webster was the county seat until March 1914 when a new courthouse was completed in Sylva. Jackson county was formed from parts of Haywood and Macon counties.

New & Noteworthy

Jackson County Genealogical Society,
parent site of the USGenWeb Page

Jackson County: In the Beginning...
The Original Petition to form Jackson County

Jackson County's Civil War Soldiers
over 400 Soldiers and Troop Listings

Families of Interest

Contact and connect with others

researching your family names

Queries

Post a query or help others who have questions

Information Resources
Index of All Content and Latest Updates

Jackson Links
Individuals and Organizations of Interest to Jackson Researchers

Photo Album

GenWeb Project Links

United States GenWeb Home
www.usgenweb.org

USGenWeb Archives
www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/

USGenWeb Census-Online Project
www.usgenweb.org/census/

USGenWeb Tombstone Project
www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/

North Carolina GenWeb Home
www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/

NCGenWeb Archives
www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/ncfiles.htm

NCGenWeb Links & Resources
www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/list.html

Jackson County Genealogical Society would like to thank the Mountain Area Information Network, which provides web space for these pages. Last updated 5/31/2007.