Halifax County, North Carolina
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 45 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Enfield, Halifax, Scotland Neck.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP21 of 45 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
45 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBHalifax was formed in 1759 (1759-01-01) from Edgecombe.
HALIFAX created from EDGECOMBE.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusHalifax County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,965 | 13,945 | 17,237 | 16,865 | 19,442 | 30,300 | 30,793 | 43,766 | 56,512 | 58,377 | 58,956 | 55,286 | 57,370 | 48,622 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS57 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 57 of 57 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Adcock Cemetery |
| Bell Cemetery |
| Bland Cemetery |
| Bryant Cemetery |
| Cedarwood Cemetery |
| Cedarwood Cemetery |
| Charleston Cemetery |
| Cobb Cemetery |
| Coefield Cemetery |
| Crestview Memorial Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Dorsey Cemetery |
| Elmwood Cemetery |
| Gaskins Cemetery |
| Gray Cemetery |
| Green Cemetery |
| Hales Cemetery |
| Hall Cemetery |
| Hardee Cemetery |
| Hardy Cemetery |
| Hogun Cemetery |
| Hyman Cemetery |
| James Cemetery |
| James Cemetery |
| Joyner Cemetery |
| Joyner Cemetery |
| Kennedy Cemetery |
| Knight Cemeteries |
| Leggett House Cemetery |
| Lewis Cemetery |
| Lewis Cemetery |
| Lynch Cemetery |
| Lynch Cemetery |
| Madry Cemetery |
| Manning Cemetery |
| Marys Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Mizell Cemetery |
| Mount Gilbert Cemetery |
| Oak Ridge Cemetery |
| Overstreet Cemetery |
| Palmyra Cemetery |
| Pettitt Cemetery |
| Pittman Cemetery |
| Pittman Cemetery |
| Pope Cemetery |
| Poplar Grove Cemetery |
| Scotland Neck Cemetery |
| Shield Cemetery |
| Silver Cemetery |
| Staton Cemetery |
| Sunset Hill Cemetery |
| Westray Cemetery |
| Whitehead Cemetery |
| Whitehead Cemetery |
| Whitley Cemetery |
| Wiggins Cemetery |
| Willey Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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