Edgecombe County, North Carolina
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 39 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Tarboro, Rocky Mount, Leggett.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP21 of 39 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
39 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBEdgecombe was formed in 1741 (1741-04-04) from Beaufort, Bertie, Craven.
EDGECOMBE created from BEAUFORT, BERTIE, and CRAVEN; western boundary limit was indefinite.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusEdgecombe County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,255 | 10,421 | 13,276 | 15,708 | 17,376 | 26,181 | 26,591 | 37,995 | 49,162 | 51,634 | 54,226 | 55,988 | 55,606 | 48,900 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS43 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 43 of 43 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Battle Cemetery |
| Battleboro Cemetery |
| Batts Chapel Cemetery |
| Bellamy Cemetery |
| Bethany Church |
| Bulluck Cemetery |
| Bulluck Cemetery |
| Calvary Episcopal Churchyard |
| Carlyle Cemetery |
| Community Cemetery |
| County Home Cemetery |
| Dancy Memorial Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Edgecombe Memorial Park |
| Gethsemane Cemetery |
| Greenwood Cemetery |
| Harrison Cemetery |
| Hunter Cemetery |
| Hutchins Cemetery |
| Hyde Cemetery |
| Jerusalem Cemetery |
| King Cemetery |
| Lawrence Cemetery |
| Manning Cemetery |
| Morning Star Cemetery |
| Northeastern Cemetery |
| Old Bricks Cemetery |
| Old Town Cemetery |
| Old Town Cemetery |
| Phillips Cemetery |
| Pineview Cemetery |
| Pitman Grove Church Cemetery |
| Pope Cemetery |
| Powell Cemetery |
| Price Cemetery |
| Price Cemetery |
| Red Hill Cemetery |
| Speight Chapel Cemetery |
| Tarboro Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Temple Cemetery |
| Unity Cemetery |
| Watson Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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