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Watauga County, North Carolina


Welcome to what I hope will be a great source for helping you do your search for information about the early settlers of Watauga County, North Carolina. Watauga was formed in 1849 from Ashe County.
Watauga is an Indian word meaning "beautiful water" and the county was named for the Watauga River. This county is located in the northwestern section of North Carolina and surrounded by the state of Tennessee and the counties of Ashe, Wilkes, Caldwell, and Avery.
The present land area is 312.20 square miles and the 1990 population was 36,952. The first court was ordered to be held at the home of George Council, at which time justices of the peace were to decide upon a place for the future courts until the courthouse was erected. Commissioners were named to select a site for a county seat "which site shall be between Reuben Hartley's and a point one-half mile west of Willis McGee's east and west direction, and between John Pennell's and Howard's Knob north and south direction." They were to acquire the land and lay out a town and erect the public buildings. In 1851 a superior court was extablished for Watauga, and it directed that court was to be held in the courthouse at Boone. Boone, named in honor of Daniel Boone, is the county seat.

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In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index.
At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page. The NC GenWeb Project? is an extension of the KY GenWeb Project. The person responsible for this Watauga County page is Sharon Miller Williamson. Please contact me, if you have a desire to add your data to the database.

Information on this site is correct to the best of my
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Please use this site as a "springboard" to guide you in your search as you pursue your documentation. - Sharon

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