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Burke County, North Carolina Genealogy Burke County was created April 8, 1777 from Rowan County.

Archives

There are Burke County Records at the North Carolina Archives. The purpose of the archives is to make these records available to the public. The procedure for requesting records is to first study the list of Burke County Records provided by USGenWeb, then print out the request form, fill it out and mail it to the North Carolina State Archives. The North Carolina State Archives has instructions North Carolina Residents and for Persons Residing Outside of North Carolina.

Biography

pub. 1877 Historical and Biographical Sketches of Western North Carolina (Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Rowan, Iredell, Lincoln, Gaston, Cleaveland, Burke and Wilkes counties) - book by Heritage Books

Census (To view original census images page by page at Ancestry.com, click on the desired census, once on that screen scroll down to the bottom and click on the desired state, then click on the desire County and township.)

1790 Transcription of the 1790 Burke County, North Carolina - free online at USGenWeb

1790 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1800 Transcription of the 1800 Burke County, North Carolina, part 1 - free online at USGenWeb

1800 Transcription of the 1800 Burke County, North Carolina, part 2 - free online at USGenWeb

1800 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1810 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1820 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1830 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1840 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1850 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1850 U.S. Slave Schedules - online at Ancestry.com

1850-1880 Mortality Schedules - online at Ancestry.com

1860 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1860 U.S. Slave Schedules - online at Ancestry.com

1870 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1880 U. S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1890 U. S. Veteran Census - online at Ancestry.com

1900 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1910 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1920 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1930 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

County Records

1700s-1800s North Carolina Slaves and Free Persons of Color: Burke, Lincoln and Rowan, by William L. Byrd II and John H. Smith - book by Heritage Books

Map

1895 U.S. 1895 Atlas (Burke County, North Carolina) - free online

Vital Records: Marriage

1780-1868 Burke County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds by Ray Floyd - free online at RootsWeb