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| | DURHAM COUNTY 5 grants issued from 1890 to 1915
NCpedia article Wikipedia article County Seat: Durham
History: Durham County was formed in 1881 from Orange and Wake counties. It was named for the town of Durham which had been named for of Dr. Bartlett Snipes Durham. 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 city of Durham which was named in honor of Dr. Bartlett Snipes Durham who donated the land on which the railroad station was located
State Archives Code: 036
Bordering Counties Chatham Granville Orange Person Wake | | 2 Counties Over Alamance Caswell Franklin Harnett Johnston Lee Moore Nash Randolph Vance | Please report any incorrect border counties - it can be tricky! |
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