unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
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Bladen County
Bladen County () , from the North Carolina Collection's website at the
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North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
, United States. In 1950, it had a population of 157. Abbottsburg was named for Joseph Carter Abbott, president of the Cape Fear Building Company. The community incorporated in 1903, though it later disincorporated.