North Carolina Counties

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This entry represents all 100 counties within North Carolina. County entries use the /ncco- slug prefix.

County Entries

Alamance County
Burlington, Graham, Mebane
Formed: 1849
north carolina county
Alexander County
Taylorsville
Formed: 1847
north carolina county
Alleghany County
Sparta
Formed: 1859
mountain county
Anson County
Wadesboro
Formed: 1750
south piedmont county
Ashe County
Jefferson, West Jefferson
Formed: 1799
mountain county
Avery County
Newland, Banner Elk
Formed: 1911
mountain county
Beaufort County
Washington
Formed: 1705
coastal county
Bertie County
Windsor
Formed: 1722
coastal plain county
Bladen County
Elizabethtown
Formed: 1734
coastal plain county
Brunswick County
Bolivia, Southport, Leland
Formed: 1764
coastal county
Buncombe County
Asheville
Formed: 1791
mountain county
Burke County
Morganton
Formed: 1777
foothills county
Cabarrus County
Concord, Kannapolis
Formed: 1792
piedmont county
Caldwell County
Lenoir
Formed: 1841
foothills county
Camden County
Camden
Formed: 1777
coastal plain county
Carteret County
Beaufort, Morehead City
Formed: 1722
coastal county
Caswell County
Yanceyville
Formed: 1777
piedmont county
Catawba County
Newton, Hickory
Formed: 1842
piedmont county
Chatham County
Pittsboro, Siler City
Formed: 1771
central piedmont county
Cherokee County
Murphy
Formed: 1839
mountain county
Chowan County
Edenton
Formed: 1670
coastal plain county
Clay County
Hayesville
Formed: 1861
mountain county
Cleveland County
Shelby, Kings Mountain
Formed: 1841
piedmont county
Columbus County
Whiteville
Formed: 1808
coastal plain county
Craven County
New Bern, Havelock
Formed: 1712
coastal plain county
Cumberland County
Fayetteville
Formed: 1754
sandhills county
Currituck County
Currituck, Corolla
Formed: 1668
outer banks county
Dare County
Manteo, Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills
Formed: 1870
outer banks county
Davidson County
Lexington, Thomasville
Formed: 1822
piedmont county
Davie County
Mocksville
Formed: 1836
piedmont county
Duplin County
Kenansville, Warsaw, Wallace
Formed: 1750
coastal plain county
Durham County
Durham
Formed: 1881
research triangle county
Edgecombe County
Tarboro, Rocky Mount
Formed: 1741
coastal plain county
Forsyth County
Winston-Salem, Kernersville
Formed: 1849
piedmont county
Franklin County
Louisburg
Formed: 1779
piedmont county
Gaston County
Gastonia, Belmont
Formed: 1846
piedmont county
Gates County
Gatesville
Formed: 1779
coastal plain county
Graham County
Robbinsville
Formed: 1872
mountain county
Granville County
Oxford, Butner
Formed: 1746
north piedmont county
Greene County
Snow Hill
Formed: 1799
coastal plain county
Guilford County
Greensboro, High Point
Formed: 1771
piedmont county
Halifax County
Halifax, Roanoke Rapids, Scotland Neck
Formed: 1758
coastal plain county
Harnett County
Lillington, Dunn, Angier
Formed: 1855
sandhills county
Haywood County
Waynesville, Canton
Formed: 1808
mountain county
Henderson County
Hendersonville
Formed: 1838
mountain county
Hertford County
Winton, Ahoskie
Formed: 1759
coastal plain county
Hoke County
Raeford
Formed: 1911
sandhills county
Hyde County
Swan Quarter, Ocracoke
Formed: 1712
coastal county
Iredell County
Statesville, Mooresville
Formed: 1788
piedmont county
Jackson County
Sylva, Cullowhee
Formed: 1851
mountain county
Johnston County
Smithfield, Clayton, Selma
Formed: 1746
piedmont county
Jones County
Trenton, Maysville
Formed: 1779
coastal plain county
Lee County
Sanford
Formed: 1907
sandhills county
Lenoir County
Kinston, La Grange
Formed: 1791
coastal plain county
Lincoln County
Lincolnton
Formed: 1779
piedmont county
Macon County
Franklin, Highlands
Formed: 1828
mountain county
Madison County
Marshall, Mars Hill
Formed: 1851
mountain county
Martin County
Williamston, Robersonville
Formed: 1774
coastal plain county
McDowell County
Marion, Old Fort
Formed: 1842
mountain county
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte, Matthews, Huntersville
Formed: 1762
urban county
Mitchell County
Bakersville, Spruce Pine
Formed: 1861
mountain county
Montgomery County
Troy, Mount Gilead
Formed: 1779
piedmont county
Moore County
Carthage, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen
Formed: 1785
sandhills county
Nash County
Nashville, Rocky Mount
Formed: 1777
coastal plain county
New Hanover County
Wilmington, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach
Formed: 1729
coastal county
Northampton County
Jackson, Rich Square
Formed: 1741
coastal plain county
Onslow County
Jacksonville, Swansboro, Surf City
Formed: 1734
coastal county
Orange County
Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro
Formed: 1752
piedmont county
Pamlico County
Bayboro, Oriental
Formed: 1872
coastal county
Pasquotank County
Elizabeth City
Formed: 1668
coastal plain county
Pender County
Burgaw, Surf City
Formed: 1875
coastal county
Perquimans County
Hertford
Formed: 1668
coastal plain county
Person County
Roxboro
Formed: 1791
piedmont county
Pitt County
Greenville, Ayden, Winterville
Formed: 1760
coastal plain county
Polk County
Columbus, Tryon, Saluda
Formed: 1855
mountain county
Randolph County
Asheboro, Randleman, Archdale
Formed: 1779
piedmont county
Richmond County
Rockingham, Hamlet
Formed: 1779
sandhills county
Robeson County
Lumberton, Pembroke, Maxton
Formed: 1787
coastal plain county
Rockingham County
Wentworth, Reidsville, Eden
Formed: 1785
piedmont county
Rowan County
Salisbury, China Grove, Kannapolis
Formed: 1753
piedmont county
Rutherford County
Rutherfordton, Forest City, Spindale
Formed: 1779
foothills county
Sampson County
Clinton, Roseboro, Newton Grove
Formed: 1784
coastal plain county
Scotland County
Laurinburg
Formed: 1899
sandhills county
Stanly County
Albemarle, Locust, Badin
Formed: 1841
piedmont county
Stokes County
Danbury, King, Walnut Cove
Formed: 1789
piedmont county
Surry County
Dobson, Mount Airy, Elkin
Formed: 1771
foothills county
Swain County
Bryson City
Formed: 1871
mountain county
Transylvania County
Brevard
Formed: 1861
mountain county
Tyrrell County
Columbia
Formed: 1729
coastal county
Union County
Monroe, Waxhaw, Indian Trail
Formed: 1842
piedmont county
Vance County
Henderson
Formed: 1881
piedmont county
Wake County
Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest
Formed: 1771
urban county
Warren County
Warrenton, Norlina
Formed: 1779
piedmont county
Washington County
Plymouth
Formed: 1799
coastal plain county
Watauga County
Boone, Blowing Rock
Formed: 1849
mountain county
Wayne County
Goldsboro, Mount Olive
Formed: 1779
coastal plain county
Wilkes County
Wilkesboro, North Wilkesboro
Formed: 1777
foothills county
Wilson County
Wilson
Formed: 1855
coastal plain county
Yadkin County
Yadkinville, Jonesville
Formed: 1850
piedmont county
Yancey County
Burnsville
Formed: 1833
mountain county

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