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| | CRAVEN COUNTY / PRECINCT 6375 grants issued from 1709 to 1957
NCpedia article Wikipedia article County Seat: New Bern
History: This area was formed in 1705 as the Archdale Precinct of Bath County (although an Archdale County existed as early as 1696). It was renamed about 1712 in honor of William, Lord Craven, a Lords Proprietor. 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: William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (1608–1697), who was a Lords Proprietor of colonial North Carolina
State Archives Code: 028
Bordering Counties Beaufort Carteret Jones Lenoir Pamlico Pitt | | 2 Counties Over Duplin Edgecombe Greene Hyde Martin Onslow Washington Wayne Wilson | Please report any incorrect border counties - it can be tricky! |
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