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Statewide100 counties have formation records (oldest: Chowan County, 1671). 100 counties have decade population series. 21 counties have nearby NPS units. 26 counties are near ABPP Civil War study areas. 99 counties have GNIS places (3,533 cemeteries statewide in this extract).
See each county page for charts, formation parents, NPS sites, cemeteries, battlefields, and HMdb links.
Alamance County 72 places
Alexander County 3 places
Alleghany County 11 places
Anson County 7 places
Ashe County 27 places
Avery County 14 places
Beaufort County 20 places
Bertie County 25 places
Bladen County 14 places
Brunswick County 17 places
Buncombe County 128 places
Burke County 44 places
Cabarrus County 31 places
Caldwell County 20 places
Camden County 9 places
Carteret County 17 places
Caswell County 26 places
Catawba County 66 places
Chatham County 58 places
Cherokee County 10 places
Chowan County 27 places
Clay County 4 places
Cleveland County 31 places
Columbus County 7 places
Craven County 58 places
Cumberland County 71 places
Currituck County 14 places
Dare County 35 places
Davidson County 61 places
Davie County 20 places
Duplin County 20 places
Durham County 89 places
Edgecombe County 39 places
Forsyth County 117 places
Franklin County 41 places
Gaston County 38 places
Gates County 10 places
Graham County 8 places
Granville County 47 places
Greene County 12 places
Guilford County 128 places
Halifax County 45 places
Harnett County 17 places
Haywood County 29 places
Henderson County 42 places
Hertford County 35 places
Hoke County 5 places
Hyde County 11 places
Iredell County 56 places
Jackson County 21 places
Johnston County 36 places
Jones County 8 places
Lee County 19 places
Lenoir County 33 places
Lincoln County 35 places
Macon County 25 places
Madison County 19 places
Martin County 29 places
McDowell County 14 places
Mecklenburg County 109 places
Mitchell County 9 places
Montgomery County 8 places
Moore County 34 places
Nash County 33 places
New Hanover County 30 places
Northampton County 17 places
Onslow County 15 places
Orange County 57 places
Pamlico County 2 places
Pasquotank County 16 places
Pender County 17 places
Perquimans County 19 places
Person County 12 places
Pitt County 33 places
Polk County 26 places
Randolph County 22 places
Richmond County 18 places
Robeson County 24 places
Rockingham County 46 places
Rowan County 75 places
Rutherford County 28 places
Sampson County 51 places
Scotland County 15 places
Stanly County 17 places
Stokes County 15 places
Surry County 32 places
Swain County 11 places
Transylvania County 22 places
Tyrrell County 3 places
Union County 12 places
Vance County 23 places
Wake County 227 places
Warren County 28 places
Washington County 10 places
Watauga County 23 places
Wayne County 19 places
Wilkes County 24 places
Wilson County 28 places
Yadkin County 8 places
Yancey County 8 places
Alexander County 3 places
Alleghany County 11 places
Anson County 7 places
Ashe County 27 places
Avery County 14 places
Beaufort County 20 places
Bertie County 25 places
Bladen County 14 places
Brunswick County 17 places
Buncombe County 128 places
Burke County 44 places
Cabarrus County 31 places
Caldwell County 20 places
Camden County 9 places
Carteret County 17 places
Caswell County 26 places
Catawba County 66 places
Chatham County 58 places
Cherokee County 10 places
Chowan County 27 places
Clay County 4 places
Cleveland County 31 places
Columbus County 7 places
Craven County 58 places
Cumberland County 71 places
Currituck County 14 places
Dare County 35 places
Davidson County 61 places
Davie County 20 places
Duplin County 20 places
Durham County 89 places
Edgecombe County 39 places
Forsyth County 117 places
Franklin County 41 places
Gaston County 38 places
Gates County 10 places
Graham County 8 places
Granville County 47 places
Greene County 12 places
Guilford County 128 places
Halifax County 45 places
Harnett County 17 places
Haywood County 29 places
Henderson County 42 places
Hertford County 35 places
Hoke County 5 places
Hyde County 11 places
Iredell County 56 places
Jackson County 21 places
Johnston County 36 places
Jones County 8 places
Lee County 19 places
Lenoir County 33 places
Lincoln County 35 places
Macon County 25 places
Madison County 19 places
Martin County 29 places
McDowell County 14 places
Mecklenburg County 109 places
Mitchell County 9 places
Montgomery County 8 places
Moore County 34 places
Nash County 33 places
New Hanover County 30 places
Northampton County 17 places
Onslow County 15 places
Orange County 57 places
Pamlico County 2 places
Pasquotank County 16 places
Pender County 17 places
Perquimans County 19 places
Person County 12 places
Pitt County 33 places
Polk County 26 places
Randolph County 22 places
Richmond County 18 places
Robeson County 24 places
Rockingham County 46 places
Rowan County 75 places
Rutherford County 28 places
Sampson County 51 places
Scotland County 15 places
Stanly County 17 places
Stokes County 15 places
Surry County 32 places
Swain County 11 places
Transylvania County 22 places
Tyrrell County 3 places
Union County 12 places
Vance County 23 places
Wake County 227 places
Warren County 28 places
Washington County 10 places
Watauga County 23 places
Wayne County 19 places
Wilkes County 24 places
Wilson County 28 places
Yadkin County 8 places
Yancey County 8 places