McDowell County Resources

If you are "for hire" to do genealogical research for McDowell County families, please e-mail me.


Books to help you (Links to Commercial Sites):

S-K Publications has the following for sale:

1850 Census Book

1850 North Carolina Map


McDowell County, NC Will Abstracts 1842-1910
softcover, $13.00.
Contact:
Turner and Philbeck
601 Lynnwood Avenue
Wilson, NC 27893


McDowell County North Carolina Land Entry Abstracts : 1843-1869 by Judson O. Crow Available for sale at Amazon or at Barnes and Noble


McDowell County, North Carolina cemeteries--out of print, but Amazon will try to find it for you.


McDowell County Cemeteries (3 vols., softcover): All the names and dates from every tombstone in every cemetery in the county. Contact:

  • Jewel Randolph 828.652.4912
  • Margie Cox 828.756.4399
  • Bryan Aldridge 828.738-3437 after 4 p.m.
  • Peggy Silvers 828.652.5377

Or buy it at Barnes and Noble (This website does not receive compensation for this link) by clicking here

Note: I spoke with Margie Cox in late September, 2000, and she told me that they only had a few full sets left, and several sets have been "broken." The sets sell for around $60 before shipping and handling and taxes (if any.) All the cemeteries in McDowell seem to be covered, even small, family cemeteries. Margie Cox and Jewel Randolph have also published a new book, McDowell County North Carolina 1880 Census. Please contact them directly if you wish to purchase a copy.


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