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| | ALAMANCE COUNTY 31 grants issued from 1849 to 1902
NCpedia article Wikipedia article County Seat: Graham
History: Alamance County was formed in 1849 from Orange County. It was named after either the Great Alamance Creek or the pre-Revolutionary battle of Alamance. For further information see: THE FORMATION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES, 1663-1943, by David Leroy Corbitt.
Boundary changes: The Newberry Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
Name origin: The Battle of Alamance which was derived from the local Native American word meaning "blue clay" found in the Great Alamance Creek
State Archives Code: 001
Bordering Counties Caswell Chatham Guilford Orange Randolph Rockingham | | 2 Counties Over Davidson Durham Forsyth Lee Montgomery Moore Person Stokes Wake | Please report any incorrect border counties - it can be tricky! |
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