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The county was formed in 1841 from parts of Lincoln and Rutherford counties. It was named for Benjamin Cleveland, a colonel in the American Revolutionary War, who took part in the Battle of King's Mountain. From 1841 to 1887 "Cleaveland" was the spelling used; the present spelling was adopted in 1887.

The Battle of King's Mountain was a military engagement between Patriot and Loyalist militias in South Carolina during the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in a decisive victory for the Patriots. The battle took place on October 7, 1780, 9 miles south of the present-day town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina in what is now rural Cherokee County, South Carolina, where the Patriot militia defeated the Loyalist militia commanded by British Major Patrick Ferguson of the 71st Foot. The battle has been described as "the war’s largest all-American fight".

Adjacent Counties

• Burke County
• Catawba County
• Lincoln County
• Gaston County
• York County, South Carolina
• Cherokee County, South Carolina
• Rutherford County

Cities, Towns & Communities

• Belwood
• Boiling Springs
• Casar
• Earl
• Fallston
• Grover
• King's Mountain (part)
• Kingstown
• Lattimore
• Lawndale
• Light Oak
• Mooresboro
• Patterson Springs
• Polkville
• Shelby (County Seat)
• Toluca
• Waco

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of North Carolina

Links

Wikipedia

National Register of Historic. Places

Genealogy Trails

NC Gen Web

North Carolina Genealogy - Cleveland County

Digital NC - Fully Searchable Online Texts

USGW Archives

RAOGK

Genealogy Village

Cleveland County, NC 1850 Census