Sampson County, North Carolina
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 51 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1983. Most listings are in or near Clinton, Roseboro, Ivanhoe.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP24 of 51 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
51 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBSampson was formed in 1784 (1784-06-02) from Duplin.
SAMPSON created from DUPLIN.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusSampson County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,065 | 6,719 | 8,908 | 12,157 | 16,624 | 22,894 | 26,380 | 36,002 | 47,440 | 49,780 | 48,013 | 49,687 | 60,161 | 59,036 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS61 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 61 of 61 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Autry Family Cemetery |
| Bannerman Cemetery |
| Baylam Cemetery |
| Benton Cemetery |
| Boney Cemetery |
| Butler Cemetery |
| Cain Cemetery |
| Carter Cemetery |
| Community Cemetery |
| Corbett Cemetery |
| Corbett Cemetery |
| Fennell Cemetery |
| Fryar Cemetery |
| Grandview Memorial Gardens |
| Hale Cemetery |
| Hall Cemetery |
| Halls Cemetery |
| Herring Cemetery |
| Herring Cemetery |
| Hillcrest Memorial Park |
| Hollywood Cemetery |
| Home Cemetery |
| Jackson Cemetery |
| James King Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Kelly Cemetery |
| Kerr Cemetery |
| Lee Cemetery |
| Little Field Cemetery |
| Maxwell Cemetery |
| McMillian Cemetery |
| Melvin Cemetery |
| Merritt Cemetery |
| Merritt Cemetery |
| Merritt Memorial Cemetery |
| Minson M Williams Memorial Cemetery |
| Murphy Cemetery |
| Naylor Cemetery |
| New Hope Cemetery |
| Newkirk Cemetery |
| Newkirk Cemetery |
| Newton Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Peterson Cemetery |
| Peterson Cemetery |
| Pridgen Cemetery |
| Robinson Cemetery |
| Royal Chapel Cemetery |
| Sandhills Cemetery |
| Seavey Cemetery |
| Sellars Cemetery |
| Snipes Cemetery |
| Spearman Cemetery |
| Spell Cemetery |
| Springdale Cemetery |
| Sunrise Cemetery |
| T J Hall Cemetery |
| Watson Cemetery |
| Worrell 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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