Edgecombe County decreased in size in 1746 when Granville County was created; in 1758 when Halifax County was created; again in 1777 when Nash County was created; and again in 1855 when Wilson County was created.

Its population grew from 10,255 in 1790 to 56,552 in 2010.

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.