Swain County, North Carolina

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Swain County

Swain County, North Carolina, was formed from Jackson County and Macon Counties in 1871, and its borders remain the same today.^[1] Its county seat is Bryson City.^[2]

Swain County's namesake was David L. Swain, "governor of North Carolina from 1832 to 1835 during the time of Indian Removal, and president of the University of North Carolina from 1835 to 1868."^[2]

Timeline

Swain County exists today as one of North Carolina's 31 counties in Appalachia.^[3]

The land that today is Swain County was "Indian Land" in 1790^[1] and - aside from the odd Indian trader, trapper or mountain man - profiles of people living there then would probably be managed by the Native Americans Project. Wikipedia notes that Native Americans account for 29% of Swain County's population today (as of the 2020 census), "mostly members of the federally recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians".^[2]

Swain County was created in 1871.^[1] The following counties covered all or part of the land that is now Swain County in the intervening years:

1791-1808: Buncombe County^[1]
1808-1828: Haywood County^[1]
1828-1851: Macon County^[1]
1851-1871: Macon County (to the west) and Jackson County (to the east)^[1]

Stickers

... ... ... has Appalachian roots.

... ... ... has Appalachian roots, in North Carolina.

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The state parameter is used to add text to the sticker, but it does not add a category (this sticker is for descendants of Appalachians; project categories are for Appalachians). See Template: Appalachian Roots for additional examples.

... ... ... was an Appalachian.

... ... ... was born in Appalachia, in North Carolina.

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This sticker has born and lived/lives in options. The state parameter will add text to the sticker. It will also add the corresponding Appalachians category (there are 13 project categories for "people profiles" - see Category: Appalachians). You can add additional Appalachians categories manually (e.g., [[Category: Virginia Appalachians]]). The Appalachians categories are for people profiles only and should only be added to profiles for Appalachians who lived there when it was that state (in other words, do not add Category: West Virginia Appalachians to someone's profile if they died before 1 June 1863). Generally, the earliest North Carolina settlers who could have been in land that is today Appalachia would have been in Anson County (created in 1750). See the project's North Carolina Workspace for additional information.

See Template: Appalachia Sticker for details about "born in" and "lived in" (and "lives in") options.

... ... ... was a resident of Swain County.

{{North Carolina Sticker|text=was a resident of Swain County.}}

See Template: North Carolina Sticker for details of parameters & use.

Geography

Maps

Adjacent North Carolina Counties

Northwest Tennessee	North Tennessee	Northeast Tennessee

West Graham County	Swain County North Carolina		East Haywood County

Southwest Graham County	South Macon County, Graham County	Southeast Jackson County