Bertie County, North Carolina
Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.
At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 25 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Windsor, Merry Hill, Roxobel.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for North Carolina is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Bertie titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP13 of 25 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
25 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Ashland | Ashland | 2003 |
| Bertie County Courthouse | Windsor | 1979 |
| Bertie Memorial Hospital | Windsor | 2004 |
| Broad Creek Block Ships | Plymouth | 2018 |
| Colerain Historic District | Colerain | 2020 |
| Elmwood | Merry Hill | 2003 |
| Elmwood | Windsor | 1982 |
| Freeman Hotel | Windsor | 1982 |
| Garrett-White House | Colerain | 1982 |
| Hermitage, The | Merry Hill | 1982 |
| Hope Plantation | Windsor | 1970 |
| Jordan House | Windsor | 1971 |
| King House | Windsor | 1971 |
| King-Freeman-Speight House | Republican | 1982 |
| Lee, William H., House | Lewiston | 2012 |
| Liberty Hall | Windsor | 1982 |
| Oaklana | Roxobel | 1982 |
| Pineview | Roxobel | 1982 |
| Rhodes Site (31BR90) | Hamilton | 1986 |
| Rosefield | Windsor | 1982 |
| Scotch Hall | Merry Hill | 1982 |
| St. Frances Methodist Church | Lewiston | 1982 |
| Windsor Historic District | Windsor | 1991 |
| Woodbourne | Roxobel | 1971 |
| Woodville Historic District | Lewiston-Woodville | 1998 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBBertie was formed in 1722 (1722-10-02) from Chowan Precinct, unorganized territory.
Bertie Precinct (now BERTIE) created from Chowan Precinct (now CHOWAN) and unorganized territory; western boundary limit was indefinite.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusBertie County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,606 | 11,249 | 10,805 | 12,175 | 14,310 | 16,399 | 20,538 | 23,993 | 26,201 | 26,439 | 24,350 | 21,024 | 19,773 | 17,934 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS8 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 8 of 8 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Barden Cemetery |
| Eastview Cemetery |
| Edgewood Cemetery |
| Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Hoggard Cemetery |
| Norfleet Cemetery |
| Roxobel-Kelford Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Civil War battlefields nearby
ABPPAmerican Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.
| Battlefield | Study acres | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | 1,236 | 28.3 km |
| Albemarle Sound | 46,070 | 30.2 km |
Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).
Historical markers
HMdb linkMarker text and photos from the Historical Marker Database (HMdb) are not embedded here. HMdb allows non-commercial reuse with attribution, but commercial/compensated use needs written permission; this is a commercial site, so we only link out.
Search HMdb for Bertie County, North Carolina
Terms: hmdb.org/copyright.asp. Linking is encouraged by HMdb.