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Hello! Welcome to the Caldwell County NCGenWeb Project! The
Caldwell County page currently is
available for adoption.
Since
the USGenWeb Project is staffed
entirely by volunteers,
we hope
you will consider becoming the
County Coordinator
for
Caldwell County.
If you
research your family in the county and
you are interested
in
becoming the CC, or if you have
any questions regarding
"how
this works," please contact me
at TimeTrvlrO@aol.com,
mentioning
"Caldwell County,
NC" in the subject line.
Thanks!
LaRae
Halsey-Brooks
NCGenWeb
Project
Mountain
Counties Regional Coordinator
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Caldwell County was formed in 1841 from Burke and Wilkes counties. It was named in honor of Joseph Caldwell, the first president of the University of North Carolina. He strongly advocated a public school system and a railroad across the center of the State from Morehead City to Tennessee. Caldwell County is in the west central section of the State and is bordered by Alexander, Catawba, Burke, Avery, Watauga and Wilkes counties. The present land area is 471.60 square miles and the 2000 population was 77,386. The court was ordered to be held at the store of George Powell near the house of George Smith, Jr., until a courthouse was erected. Commissioners were named to select a site as near the center as possible, acquire land and a town, and erect a courthouse. Lenoir, named in honor of William Lenoir, is the county seat. *Information courtesy of the North Carolina Encyclopedia. Towns in Caldwell County are: Lenoir, Granite Falls, Hudson, Gamewell, Sawmills, Blowing Rock, Cajah's Mountain, Cedar Rock, Collettsville, Northlakes, Rhodhiss. |
Caldwell County Public Library
Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce
Neighboring Counties
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This page was last updated on November 14,
2017.
for the NCGenWeb Project