Counties (115)

by Mazzocchi, Jay. Alamance County, located in the Piedmont region of north central North Carolina, was formed in 1849 out of Orange County. The county was named for either the Great Alamance Creek or the Battle of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S., Baxley, Laura Young. Albemarle County by Laura Young Baxley and William S. Powell, 2006. The name "Albemarle" was applied to the section or region of northeastern North Carolina that was the earliest permanently [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Vocci, Robert Blair. Alexander County, located in the western Piedmont region, was formed from sections of Caldwell, Iredell, and Wilkes Counties in 1847. The county took its name from William Julius Alexander, Speaker [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Rider, Bernadette. Alleghany County, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina and bordering Virginia, was formed in 1859 from Ashe County through an act of the North Carolina legislature. The [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bangma, Peter. Anson County, located on the eastern edge of North Carolina's Piedmont region, along the South Carolina border, was formed in 1750 with the division of Bladen County. The county takes its name from [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bangma, Peter. Ashe County is located in the northwestern corner of North Carolina, bordered by Tennessee and Virginia. Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, the county was formed in 1799 from portions of Wilkes [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mazzocchi, Jay. Avery County, located in North Carolina's Mountain region and bordered in part by Tennessee, was formed in 1911 from parts of Mitchell, Caldwell, and Watauga Counties. Avery was the one-hundredth and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bangma, Peter. Beaufort County, located on Pamlico Sound in North Carolina's Coastal Plain region, was originally formed as Pamptecough Precinct, a part of Bath County, in 1705. In 1712 it took its present name [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mazzocchi, Jay. Bertie County, located in the northeastern Coastal Plain region of North Carolina, was formed in 1722 from Chowan County. Nathaniell Batts, the first permanent white settler in North Carolina, lived [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Rider, Bernadette. Bladen County lies in the Coastal Plain region of southeastern North Carolina. It was formed in 1734 from New Hanover County and named for English commissioner of trade and plantations Martin Bladen. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bordeaux, Jason. Attempts were made in 1732 in the General Assembly to provide two new precincts, Onslow and Bladen, from the larger precinct of New Hanover. Bladen Precinct was erected on 31 October, 1732, but at [...] (from NCGenWeb.)

by Powell, William S. Brunswick County, located in the Coastal Plain region of southeastern North Carolina, was formed in 1764 from New Hanover and Bladen Counties. The county was named after King George I, who was also [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mazzocchi, Jay. See also: North Carolina Counties (to access links to NCpedia articles for all 100 counties) by Jay Mazzocchi, 2006 Buncombe County, nicknamed "Land of the Sky" for its rugged [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bangma, Peter. Burke County is located in west central North Carolina, in the state's Mountain region. It was formed in 1777 and named for Thomas Burke, delegate to the Continental Congress and governor of the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hill, Michael. Bute County was a Piedmont North Carolina county between 1764 and 1779. It was named for the Earl of Bute, the prime minister of Great Britain during the reign of King George III. In 1779 Bute County [...] (from Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Bangma, Peter. Cabarrus County, located in North Carolina's south central Piedmont, was formed in 1792 from Mecklenburg County and named for Stephen Cabarrus, then Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mazzocchi, Jay. Caldwell County, located in the Mountain region of western North Carolina, was formed from Burke and Wilkes Counties in 1841. It was named for Joseph Caldwell, the first president of the University [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mazzocchi, Jay. Camden County, located in the Coastal Plain region of northeastern North Carolina and bordered in part by the state of Virginia and Albemarle Sound, was formed in 1777 from Pasquotank County and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mazzocchi, Jay. Carteret County, located in the Coastal Plain region of eastern North Carolina, was formed in 1722 from Craven County and was named for Lord Proprietor John Carteret. It is a largely coastal county [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Caswell County, located in the northern Piedmont region of North Carolina and partially bordering the state of Virginia, was formed from Orange County in 1777 and named for Richard Caswell, the first [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bayley, Elizabeth. Catawba County, located in the western Piedmont region of North Carolina in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, was formed in 1842 from Lincoln County. The county was named for the Catawba [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mazzocchi, Jay. Chatham County, located in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, was formed from Orange County in 1771 in response to troubles stemming from the War of the Regulation. The county was named for [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mazzocchi, Jay. Cherokee County, located in the Mountain region of North Carolina and partially bordering the states of Tennessee and Georgia, is the state's westernmost county. It was formed in 1839 from Macon [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Chowan County, known as the "cradle of the colony," is located in the Coastal Plain region of northeastern North Carolina. The county was formed in 1668 by English settlers and was originally called [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mazzocchi, Jay. Clay County, located in the Mountain region of southwestern North Carolina, was formed from Cherokee County in 1861 and named for Henry Clay, a U.S. congressional leader and presidential candidate [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)