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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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| | DAVIDSON COUNTY 207 grants issued from 1823 to 1910
NCpedia article Wikipedia article County Seat: Lexington
History: Davidson County was formed in 1822 from Rowan County. It was named in honor of Revolutionary War General William Lee Davidson. 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 Lee Davidson (1746–1781), an American Revolutionary War general who was mortally wounded at Cowan's Ford
State Archives Code: 032
Bordering Counties Davie Forsyth Guilford Montgomery Randolph Rowan Stanly | | 2 Counties Over Alamance Anson Cabarrus Caswell Chatham Iredell Moore Richmond Rockingham Stokes Surry Union Yadkin | Please report any incorrect border counties - it can be tricky! |
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