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| Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover No County Given Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pamptecough [BTH] Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Shaftsbury [ALB] Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tryon Tyrrell Union
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| | BURKE COUNTY 7056 grants issued from 1778 to 1936
NCpedia article Wikipedia article County Seat: Morganton
History: Burke County was formed in 1777 from Rowan County. It was named in honor of Dr. Thomas Burke, a member of the Continental Congress (and governor, 1781-1882). 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: Thomas Burke (1747–1783), a member of the Continental Congress and governor of North Carolina
State Archives Code: 014
Bordering Counties Avery Caldwell Catawba Cleveland Lincoln McDowell Rutherford | | 2 Counties Over Alexander Buncombe Gaston Henderson Iredell Mecklenburg Mitchell Polk Watauga Wilkes Yancey | Please report any incorrect border counties - it can be tricky! |
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