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Edgecombe County (/ ˈ ɛ dʒ k ə m / EJ-kum or / ˈ ɛ dʒ k oʊ m / EJ-kohm) is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,900. Its county seat is Tarboro. Edgecombe County is part of the Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- Princeville, North Carolina
Princeville is a town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina,...
- Tarboro, North Carolina
Website. www .tarboro-nc .com. Tarboro is a town located in...
- Princeville, North Carolina
Formed in 1741 out of Bertie County, the county is named after Richard Edgecombe, a member of Parliament and a lord of treasury, who became the First Baron Edgecombe in 1742. Historically, the county is home to the Tuscarora Indians (click here for a link to the Tuscarora War).
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Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Edgecombe County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. At the 2020 Census, its population was 48,900. [1] Its county seat is Tarboro. [2] Edgecombe County is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area .
by Allyson C. Criner, 2006; Revised November 2022. Edgecombe County, located in the Coastal Plain region of eastern North Carolina, was formed in 1741 from Bertie County. It was named for Baron Richard Edgecombe, English member of Parliament and lord of the treasury.
5 days ago · Edgecombe County. Guide to Edgecombe County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Contents. 1 County Information. 1.1 Description. 1.2 County Courthouse. 1.3 Edgecombe County, North Carolina Record Dates. 1.4 Record Loss. 1.5 Boundary Changes.
Princeville is a town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States established by freed slaves after the Civil War. It was established in 1865 and known as Freedom Hill. It was incorporated in 1885 as Princeville, the first independently governed African American community chartered in the United States.
Website. www .tarboro-nc .com. Tarboro is a town located in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 10,721. [5] It is the county seat of Edgecombe County. [6] The town is on the opposite bank of the Tar River from Princeville.
