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North Carolina ( / ˌkærəˈlaɪnə / ⓘ KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west. The state is the 28th-largest and 9th-most populous of the United States.
Congressional district. 1st. Website. tyrrellcounty.org. Tyrrell County ( / ˈtɛərɪl / TAIR-il) [2] [3] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,245, [4] making it the least populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Columbia. [5] The county was created in 1729 as Tyrrell ...
The geography of North Carolina falls naturally into three divisions — the Appalachian Mountains in the west (including the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains ), the central Piedmont Plateau, and the eastern Atlantic Coastal Plain. North Carolina covers 53,819 square miles (139,391 km 2) and is 503 miles (810 km) wide by 150 miles (241 km ...
Partitioned into Greene County, Lenoir County, and Wayne County. Tryon County. 1768 [14] 1779 [14] Partitioned into Lincoln County and Rutherford County. For several months in 1784, Cumberland County was known as Fayette County and sent representatives to the North Carolina General Assembly of April 1784 under this name.
New Bern (formerly Newbern [6]) is a city in and the county seat of Craven County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 31,291. [7] It is located at the confluence of the Neuse and the Trent rivers, near the headwaters of Pamlico Sound on the North Carolina coast. It lies 112 miles (180 km) east of Raleigh ...
Bath, North Carolina. / 35.47028°N 76.81194°W / 35.47028; -76.81194. Bath is a town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. Located on the Pamlico River, it developed a trade in naval stores, furs, and tobacco. The population was 249 as of 2010. [4] North Carolina’s first town and port of entry, it was chartered on March ...
Website. granvillecounty .org. Granville County is a county located on the northern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,992. [1] Its county seat is Oxford. [2] The county has access to Kerr Lake and Falls Lake and is part of the Roanoke, Tar and Neuse River watersheds .
U.S. Highway 17 ( US 17) in the U.S. state of North Carolina is a north–south highway that is known as the Coastal Highway in the southeastern half of the state and the Ocean Highway in other areas. The route enters the state from South Carolina near Calabash and leaves in the vicinity of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in ...