Brinkleyville is an

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 ...

in Halifax County,

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. It is part of the

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Roanoke Rapids () is a city in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,754 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Roanoke Rapids Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is also an anchor city of the Rocky Mou ...

Micropolitan Statistical Area. Its elevation is .

History

It was named for Joseph Brinkley a "colonial settler". Rev. Jesse H. Page established a school in Brinkleyville in 1855 and taught there until 1861 when he enlisted to join the Confederate Army. Sidney Weller (1791 - 1854) moved to the area. He had grown mulberries for silk production in North Carolina but the business was not successful. In Brinkley he got into wine making establishing a vineyard. It was noted as one of twelve townships in Halifax County.

Landmarks

Brinkleyville is home of Clary's Speedwayhttp://www.clarysspeedway.com and the University of North Carolina Tower Brinkleyville The Bethesda Methodist Protestant Church and Gray-Brownlow-Wilcox House are listed on the

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References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Halifax County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina micropolitan area