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  1. NC County Formation. Today North Carolina has 100 counties, although some of their names, boundaries and borders have changed over time from the formation of the colony's earliest counties in 1664 to the addition of the state's last two counties in 1911. In fact, during North Carolina's history, several counties were created that later became ...

  2. Feb 28, 2015 · North Carolina County Formation: Dates and Parent Counties. By Kelly Agan, North Carolina Government & Heritage Library, 2015. Date. County. Formed From (or Date Extinct) 1664. Albemarle. Original county: Extinct 1689. 1664.

    Date
    County
    Formed From (or Date Extinct)
    1664
    Albemarle
    Original county: Extinct 1689
    1664
    Clarendon
    Original county: Extinct by 1667
    1668
    Chowan
    Albemarle [Shaftesbury, 1670-82]
    1668
    Currituck
    Albemarle [Carteret, 1670-82]
  3. Name of County: Date Formed: Boundary Changes: Parent County: Counties Created by Boundary Changes: Alamance: 1849 Jan 29 Details: Orange none Albermarle District 1663 Oct Details: Colonial lands Divided into Carteret Pct 1671, Berkeley Pct 1671, Shaftesbury Pct 1671 Alexander: 1847 Jan 15 Details: Iredell, Caldwell, Wilkes none Alleghany: 1859 ...

  4. North Carolina reconstitutes its government for Washington, Sullivan, & Greene Counties, which function in parallel with the "State of Franklin" in those three counties.-----1786 Hawkins County formed from Sullivan County-----1787 Sumner County formed from Davidson County-----1787

  5. North Carolina Counties Formed During The Royal Period (1729 to 1775) Note: From well before 1729 to 1738, there were only two counties in North Carolina - Albemarle and Bath, and these were divided into precincts. In 1738, Albemarle County and Bath County were abolished and all precincts were renamed and redefined as counties. * Names remained ...

  6. Newland. 1911. Caldwell County, Mitchell County, and Watauga County. Col Waightstill Avery (1741–1821), a soldier of the Revolution and Attorney General of North Carolina. Beaufort County. Washington. 1712. Bath County. Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort, who in 1709 became one of the Lords Proprietor.

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  8. The Counties from 1664 to Present - In Order of Year Created. Map-maker's attempt to curry favor with British Secretary of State for Southern Department. Abolished in 1777. Renamed to Washington County. Renamed back to Cumberland County in October 1784. Voters rejected the creation of this new county. Cherokees Ceded in 1798, finall pullout in ...

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