![]() |
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Beaufort County decreased in size in 1741 when Edgecombe County was created, in 1760 when Pitt County was created, and again in 1872 when Pamlico County was created. Its population grew from 5,462 in 1790 to 44,958 in 2000. Click on the maps below to peruse the known towns and villages that came and went over the past two centuries and a half - a few cannot be located since they do not show up on available maps of NC. | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
![]() |
![]() |