Watch North Carolina's Counties Take Shape

North Carolina is known for its varied people and places. While researching a post for our This Day in North Carolina history about Avery County, the last county in the Tar Heel State to be formed, we got curious: how did those boundaries evolve over time? Where did some of those unique names come from?

File:Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC HABS NC-395 (sheet 36 of 36).png - Wikimedia Commons

North Carolina Christian advocate [serial] . 0. W. CARR & Greensboro, N. C. CO., mc r 6-ly Diamonds, QOLD WATCHES, . .RINGS, BUTTONS, &C. Engagement Rings and Wedding Presents. Sterling Sliver Spoons

Surry County Board of Elections

WNC Waterfalls –

Recent Blogs

North Carolina - Loren Cook Company

0 Big Island Road, Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Raffle Ticket — Turtle Island Preserve

1 in 71 People in Columbus County, North Carolina Are Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren

Geographic Information Services (GIS)

Forsyth County Sheriff's Office

North Carolina County Map, List of Counties in North Carolina with Seats

3-year-old dies after going over NC waterfall, police say

CCNC Insider with Lauren Thompson - February 2024

iMAPS Information Wake County Government