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Henderson County, North Carolina

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Top Surnames

Belden, Carnes, Collins, Drake and 16 others
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Profiles

  •
    Lois Ann Brickhouse (1936 - 2018)
    Plantation Historical Society Founding Member, Curator and President.
  • Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3218150/james-battle-rivers
    William Cannon Rivers (1866 - 1943)
    War I veteran appointed officer from TN Stationed at Ft. Allen, Vt, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Camp Merritt, NJ and France Overseas 4-23-18 to 4-2-19 Awarded DSM and Fr C de G.Taken from the Williamson ...
  • Alexander Campbell King (1856 - 1926)
    "He was appointed Soliciter General of teh United States in 1918 and served until June 1920 when he was made United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit." (Charlton deSaussure)Alexander Campbell ...
  • Robert Howell Frazier (1824 - c.1905)
  • Rebecca Elizabeth Brown Stepp (c.1772 - 1854)
    Rebecca Kuykendall, b. 1774/84. Married (1) John Stepp (1774-1800) by whom she had 4 children; (2) in 1800, Robert Brown by whom she had at least 3 children. Many descendants still in Henderson County....

Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Henderson County, North Carolina.

Official Website

The county was formed in 1838 and was named for Leonard Henderson, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1829 to 1833. There is no evidence Henderson ever passed through the area.

Adjacent Counties

Cities, Towns & Villages

  • Flat Rock
  • Fletcher
  • Hendersonville (County Seat)
  • Laurel Park
  • Mills River
  • Saluda

Other Townships & Communities: Balfour, Barker Heights, Bat Cave, Bearwallow, Blue Ridge, Chestnut Hill, Clear Creek, Crab Creek, Dana, East Flat Rock, Edneyville, Etowah, Fruitland, Gerton, Green River, Hoopers Creek, Horse Shoe, Mountain Home, Mountain Page, Naples, Tuxedo, Valley Hill and Zirconia

Links

Wikipedia

Blue Ridge Parkway (part)

Carl Sandburg Home

Pisgah National Forest (part)

National Register of Historic Places

Genealogy Trails

NC Estate Files - Henderson County

Henderson County genealogical & Historical Society Digital Records

NC Gen Web

RAOGK


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