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| | CLEVELAND COUNTY 347 grants issued from 1840 to 1925
NCpedia article Wikipedia article County Seat: Shelby
History: Cleveland County was formed in 1841 from Rutherford and Lincoln counties. It was named in honor of Revolutionary War Colonel Benjamin Cleaveland. Initially, the county's name was spelled "Cleaveland", but the current spelling was adopted in 1887. 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: Benjamin Cleveland (1738–1806), a colonel in the American Revolutionary War who took part in the Battle of Kings Mountain
State Archives Code: 026
Bordering Counties Burke Catawba Gaston Lincoln Rutherford | | 2 Counties Over Alexander Avery Buncombe Caldwell Henderson Iredell McDowell Mecklenburg Polk | Please report any incorrect border counties - it can be tricky! |
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