North Carolina - Towns Established Between 1775 and 1800




North Carolina - From Statehood to 1800

Between 1775 and 1800, at least eighty-eight (88) new towns were established in NC

Town	Established	Present-Day County	Town	Established	Present-Day County

Washington	1776	Beaufort County	Germantown	1792	Hyde County

Morgantown	1777	Burke County	Henderson	1792	Montgomery County

Tyrrell C.H. (New)	1777	Tyrrell County	Jonesburgh	1792	Camden County

Chatham	1778	Chatham County	Raleigh	1792	Wake County

Mulberry Fields	1778	Wilkes County	Smithville	1792	Brunswick County

Cherry Chapel	1779	Northampton County	Asheborough	1793	Randolph County

Gilbert Town	1779	Rutherford County	Chapel Hill	1793	Orange County

Louisburg	1779	Franklin County	Columbia	1793	Tyrell County

Pleasant Grove	1779	Washington County	Elizabeth City	1793	Pasquotank County

Richmond	1779	Surry County	Indian Town	1793	Camden County

Trenton	1779	Jones County	Roxborough	1793	Person County

Warrenton	1779	Warren County	Huntsville	<1795	Surry County

Hope	1780	Forsyth County	Leaksville	1795	Rockingham County

Friedland	1780	Forsyth County	Mount Tirzah	1795	Person County

Gatesville	1780	Gates County	Sneedsborough	1795	Anson County

Leasburg	1783	Caswell County	Tindallsville	1795	Montgomery County

Wadesborough	1783	Anson County	Carthage	1796	Moore County

Swansborough	1783	Onslow County	Concord	1796	Cabarrus County

Rockingham	1784	Richmond County	Hoggs Town	<1796	Martin County

Walkersburgh	1784	Brunswick County	Milton	1796	Caswell County

Duplin C.H. (New)	1785	Duplin County	Richland Chapel	<1796	Onslow County

Greenville	1785	Pitt County	Asheville	1797	Buncombe County

Haw River	1785	Alamance County	New Currituck	<1797	Hyde County

James Town	1785	Martin County	New Lebanon	<1797	Camden County

Lincolnton	1785	Lincoln County	Princeton	<1797	Hertford County

Mount Airy	1785	Surry County	Alfordton	<1799	Moore County

Scotland Neck	1785	Halifax County	Appleby	<1799	Bladen County

Murfreesboro	1787	Hertford County	Belfort	<1799	Bladen County

Pittsborough	1787	Chatham County	Belvedere	<1799	Brunswick County

Plymouth	1787	Washington County	Boone	<1799	Sampson County

Rockingham C.H.	1787	Rockingham County	Catawba Springs	<1799	Lincoln County

Rutherfordton	1787	Rutherford County	Clarendon	<1799	Brunswick County

Waynesborough	1787	Wayne County	Greenfield	<1799	Wake County

Allemance	1788	Guilford County	Huntersville	<1799	Lincoln County

Johnstonville	1788	Randolph County	Jamestown	<1799	Guilford County

Lumberton	1788	Robeson County	Lenox Castle	<1799	Rockingham County

Fayetteville	1789	Cumberland County	Mount Prospect	<1799	Edgecombe County

Statesville	1789	Iredell County	Orton	<1799	Brunswick County

Germantown	1790	Stokes County	Saint Patrick	<1799	Wake County

Rockford	1790	Surry County	Scull Camp	<1799	Surry County

Clinton C.H.	1790	Sampson County	Washington C.H.	<1799	Washington County

Averysborough	1791	Harnett County	Wentworth	1799	Rockingham County

Glasgow C.H.	1791	Abolished 1799	Woodbury	<1799	Johnston County

Caswell C.H.	1792	Caswell County	Spring Hill	<1800	Scotland County

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