Surry County, North Carolina
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 32 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Mount Airy, Elkin, Siloam.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP14 of 32 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
32 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBSurry was formed in 1771 (1771-04-01) from Rowan.
SURRY created from ROWAN; western boundary limit was indefinite.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusSurry County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,191 | 9,505 | 12,320 | 15,079 | 10,380 | 15,302 | 25,515 | 32,464 | 41,783 | 45,593 | 48,205 | 59,449 | 71,219 | 71,359 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS74 cemeteries and 7 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 74 of 74 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Albion Cemetery |
| Allen Cemetery |
| Ararat Cemetery |
| Bear Creek Cemetery |
| Bennett Cemetery |
| Bessies Chapel Cemetery |
| Beulah Cemetery |
| Blues Grove Cemetery |
| Bold Springs Graveyard |
| Cobler Cemetery |
| Copeland Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Dobson Cemetery |
| Dobson Cemetery |
| Double Creek Cemetery |
| Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Fishers Gap Cemetery |
| Flattop Cemetery |
| Friends Union Cemetery |
| Friendship Cemetery |
| Fulk Memorial Church Cemetery |
| Gilliam Cemetery |
| God's Acre Cemetery |
| Grassy Creek Cemetery |
| Hills Chapel Cemetery |
| Hunter Cemetery |
| Inman Cemetery |
| Ivy Green Cemetery |
| Jessup Cemetery |
| Jessups Grove Cemetery |
| John Denny Cemetery |
| Liberty Cemetery |
| Little Richmond Cemetery |
| Midkiff Cemetery |
| Mount Carmel Cemetery |
| Mount Herman Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Mountain Park Cemetery |
| Mulberry Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Oakdale Cemetery |
| Open Door Cemetery |
| Paynetown Community Cemetery |
| Pilot Mountain City Cemetery |
| Pilot View Cemetery |
| Pine Hill Cemetery |
| Pinnacle View Cemetery |
| Poplar Springs Cemetery |
| Roaring Gap Cemetery |
| Rocky Ford Cemetery |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Salem Fork Cemetery |
| Sandy Level Cemetery |
| Shoals Cemetery |
| Siloam Cemetery |
| Simmons Cemetery |
| Simmons Family Cemetery |
| Skyline Memorial Garden |
| Snow Hill Cemetery |
| State Road Cemetery |
| Stone Cemetery |
| Stony Knoll Cemetery |
| Thompson Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| Union Cross Cemetery |
| Union Hill Cemetery |
| Walker Cemetery |
| Waugh Cemetery |
| Westfield Friends Cemetery |
| Whitakers Chapel Cemetery |
| White Plains Baptist Church Cemetery |
| White Plains Friends Meeting Cemetery |
| Woodville Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Zephyr Cemetery |
| Zion Hill Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 7 of 7
| Name |
|---|
| Boyden |
| Brim |
| Flat Shoals |
| Lime Rock |
| New Home |
| Norville Crags |
| Rusk |
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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