Sampson County is the largest county, by land area, in the U.S. state of
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 ...
. As of the
2020 census, the population was 59,036. Its
county seat
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is
Clinton.
History
Sampson County was established in April 1784 following the American Revolutionary War. The
North Carolina General Assembly annexed land from the neighboring
Duplin County. The neighboring
Wayne County and
New Hanover counties would be annexed later.
Early settlers were Scots-Irish immigrants from Northern Ireland, many came to colonial North Carolina under the protection and inducements of Henry McCulloch, a wealthy London merchant. The community of Taylors Bridge was one of the earliest European settled areas of the county. Pioneer families lived there as early as the 1730s or 1740s. The first settlers of the area were Edmond Matthis, William Johnson, William Robinson and John Register, followed by members of the Peterson, Knowles, Vann, Boney, Merritt, Pearson, Powell, Herring, Rogers, Bryant, Blue, Ezzell, James Murphy, Ward, Sellers, Parrish, Fryar, Williamson and Bass families. In 1745, McCulloch obtained grants from the British Crown covering some 71,160 acres of land "lying and situated on the branches of the North East and Black River." The Scot-Irish immigrants were soon joined by descendants of the Swiss colony in
New Bern
New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and t ...
. Later on, they were joined by pioneers from the northern states of
New Jersey
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,
Connecticut
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and
Massachusetts
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.
Among the first European settlers of the area was
John Sampson. Sampson was appointed as the first
Register of Deeds
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for Duplin County. He served as a
Lt. Colonel, and then a
Lt. General in the county's militia, and was later elected as the first mayor of
Wilmington. Sampson brought with him
Richard Clinton, believed to be his stepson.
As an adult, Clinton soon distinguished himself in governmental and military service, serving as Duplin County's
Register of Deeds
Recorder of deeds or deeds registry is a government office tasked with maintaining public records and documents, especially records relating to real estate ownership that provide persons other than the owner of a property with real rights over ...
for ten years. He was elected to the
Provincial Congress
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held at
Hillsboro. In 1776, at the outbreak of the Revolution, Clinton organized a company of militia from upper Duplin County and led them as captain in the defense of Wilmington against the British. He was later appointed
Colonel
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In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge o ...
of Cavalry and
Brigadier General
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of the
Fayetteville District. Upon the establishment of the state government of North Carolina by the
Halifax Constitution of 1776, Clinton was elected as one of the first members of the
House of Commons
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, representing the County of Duplin as a House member. Clinton continued as a representative of Duplin County until the creation of Sampson County in 1784. Clinton secured passage of the act creating the new county, and proposed the name "Sampson" in honor of John Sampson, his stepfather and benefactor.
According to the 2000 Census, there were 1,029 members of the state-recognized
Coharie Intra-tribal Council, Inc.
The Coharie Intra-tribal Council, Inc. is a state-recognized tribe in North Carolina. The headquarters are in Clinton, North Carolina.
Formerly known as the Coharie Indian People, Inc. and the Coharie Tribe of North Carolina, the group's 2,700 m ...
, a
state-recognized tribe
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in Sampson County, who claim "descent from certain tribes of Indians originally inhabiting the coastal regions of North Carolina."
George Edwin Butler
George Edwin Butler (June 5, 1868 – May 1, 1941) was an American lawyer and an author of research studies and works, particularly about North Carolina. His most notable book is ''The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, North Carolina. Their O ...
, author of ''The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, North Carolina. Their Origin and Racial Status. A Plea for Separate Schools'' (1916), claimed that the
Croatan
The Croatan were a small Native American ethnic group living in the coastal areas of what is now North Carolina. They might have been a branch of the larger Roanoke people or allied with them.
The Croatan lived in current Dare County, an a ...
were
mixed-race
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descendants of English settlers on the
Lost Colony of Roanoke Island. The persons associated as Croatan were variously classified as "White", "Mulatto", "Colored", and "Negro" in the censuses of the 19th century. There was no category for Indian.
But most historians do not believe the myth of the Croatan Indians in North Carolina. No records exist of any
English settlement inland of the
North Carolina
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coast prior to 1703, when
John Lawson explored the inner region of the territory. Butler claimed that Lawson had come across Native Americans who were
tilling Tilling can mean:
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the land in the English style, speaking an
antiquated English, having gray and blue eyes, and wanting
Lawson to teach them how to
"speak from a book" as their
forefathers
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did. Mainline historians have found no evidence that any Europeans survived from Roanoke Island.
DNA analysis of the "Indians" of Sampson County have not supported such early 20th c. myths.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water.
It is the second-largest county in North Carolina, and the largest in terms of land area. It is second to
Robeson County
Robeson County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of North Carolina and is its largest county by land area. Its county seat is and largest city is Lumberton. The county was formed in 1787 from part of Bladen County and named in ...
, which has a total area of
The county is in the watersheds of the
Black
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and
South Rivers and
Six Run Creek.
Major water bodies
*
Black River, home to one of the
oldest trees in the world (1622 years old) in
Bladen County
Bladen County ()
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the
*
Great Coharie Creek (Black River tributary)
Great Coharie Creek is a long 5th order tributary to the Black River in Sampson County, North Carolina.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
*Cohary Swamp
Course
Great C ...
*
Six Run Creek
*
South River
Adjacent counties
*
Johnston County – north
*
Wayne County – northeast
*
Duplin County – east
*
Pender County – southeast
*
Bladen County
Bladen County ()
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the – southwest
*
Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to:
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*Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
* Cumberland, historic county
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– west
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Harnett County – northwest
Major highways
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Major infrastructure
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Clinton-Sampson County Airport (IATA: CTZ, ICAO: KCTZ, FAA LID: CTZ) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Clinton, a city in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the city and county.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 59,036 people, 23,416 households, and 15,705 families residing in the county.
2010 census
As of the census
of 2010, there were 63,431 people, 22,624 households, and 16,214 families residing in the county. The population density was 67.1 people per square mile (25/km
2). There were 26,476 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile (10/km
2). The racial makeup of the county was 56.7%
White
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, 27%
Black
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or
African American
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, 2%
Native American, 0.4%
Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.1%
Pacific Islander
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and 2% from two or more races. 16.5% of the population were
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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** Latin A ...
of any race.
There were 22,273 households, out of which 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.60% were married couples living together, 14.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.80% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,793, and the median income for a family was $38,072. Males had a median income of $26,806 versus $20,657 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,976. About 13.50% of families and 17.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.50% of those under age 18 and 21.50% of those age 65 or over.
Sampson County is also one of the largest producers of
hogs in the nation, and second in the state, with a population of over 2 million hogs.
Government and politics
Currently Sampson County leans strongly towards the Republican Party in presidential elections. No Democratic presidential candidate has gained an absolute majority of Sampson County's votes in a presidential election since
Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1 ...
did so in 1980, although
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...
won a plurality in 1992 and
Bob Dole's 1996 plurality was just ninety-one votes out of over seventeen thousand.
Historically the county was unusual in the South in turning strongly towards the Republican Party between the 1890s and
World War II
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– a time when most of the region was solidifying as the overwhelmingly Democratic "
Solid South
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". Even with its historic Populism a fading memory, and no Unionist history, Sampson was one of seven North Carolina counties to vote for
Wendell Willkie
Wendell Lewis Willkie (born Lewis Wendell Willkie; February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was an American lawyer, corporate executive and the 1940 Republican nominee for President. Willkie appealed to many convention delegates as the Republican ...
in 1940, and one of fourteen to vote for
Thomas E. Dewey
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in 1944. This was due to the fact that it was the leading centre for the
Populist Party during the 1890s under local hero
Marion Butler
Marion Butler (May 20, 1863June 3, 1938) was an American politician, farmer, and lawyer. He represented North Carolina in the United States Senate for one term, serving between 1895 and 1901. At the time, he was a leader of the North Carolina P ...
– more so indeed than Nash and Chatham counties which had given James B. Weaver a plurality in the 1892 election – and the fact that to compete with the dominant Democratic Party the two would fuse, with the result that after the Populists' demise its adherents turned to the Republicans.
In the
North Carolina House of Representatives, Sampson County is in the 22nd District with
Bladen County
Bladen County ()
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the , represented by Republican William D. Brisson, In the
North Carolina Senate
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, it lies within the 9h Senate District, represented by Republican Brent Jackson.
Economy
Historically, Sampson County has been an agricultural county with a slow rise in population since the creation of the county. The agricultural sector continues to be one of the leading pillars of the economy. Leading industries prior to the 20th century were naval stores, timber and agriculture. After the
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
, the
Naval Stores
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and
timber
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industries began to lose production value in the county to the lack of cheap labor due to the
eradication of slavery among other factors; as a result,
subsistence agriculture became the primary industry. The county has steadily gained stronger manufacturing and
services
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* Civil service, the body of employees of a government
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industries since the Civil War.
As of 2007, agricultural land covered over 50% of the county's land area. A wide range of
crops are grown in the county ranging from vegetables, fruits and
berries
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to tobacco, peanuts, corn,
soybeans and wheat. Manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, education and retail are the primary sources of employment in the county.
As of 2012, Sampson County is the largest producer of
hay
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and
flue-cured tobacco in
North Carolina
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. Sampson County is the largest producer of
turkeys
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and the second largest producer of
hogs in the state.
Education
Sampson County has a county-wide
public school system for the grades of
K-12 with the exception of the
City of Clinton, which has its own public
school district
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for grades
K-12. The only post-secondary public institution in the county is
Sampson Community College.
Hobbton High School is the oldest school building in Sampson County; located in
Newton Grove, it is a small 1A school.
County schools
;Elementary schools
* Clement
* Hargrove
* Hobbton
* Midway
* Plain View
* Roseboro
* Salemburg
* Union
;Intermediate school
* Union
;Middle schools
* Hobbton
* Midway
* Union
* Roseboro-Salemburg
;High schools
* Union
*
Hobbton
* Midway
* Lakewood
* Sampson Early College High School
Clinton-City Schools
;Elementary schools
* Butler Avenue
* L.C. Kerr
* Sunset Avenue
;Middle school
* Sampson
;High school
* Clinton
Libraries
The Sampson County Library System serves Sampson County residents through four different libraries and a specialized outreach service intended for patrons who are home-bound and unable to visit the library. The libraries share a publicly accessible catalog and courier service. The Sampson County Library System offers online resources including
eBooks
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,
audiobooks
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Spoken audio has been available in sc ...
, numerous
genealogy
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databases, and online
Driver's Education. The libraries also participate in
Interlibrary Loan
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services. Computer classes and Story Time programs are offered at the member libraries.
;Library Locations
* J.C. Holliday Library (
Clinton)
* Bryan Memorial Library (
Newton Grove)
* Miriam Lamb Memorial Library (
Garland
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Etymology
From the ...
)
* Roseboro Public Library (
Roseboro)
The J.C. Holliday Library in Clinton is the headquarters library for the county. It houses the largest collection of items including research materials and a local history and genealogy collection. There are also reference and children's services provided at this branch.
Communities
City
*
Clinton (county seat and largest city)
Towns
*
Autryville
*
Garland
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Etymology
From the ...
*
Harrells
*
Newton Grove
*
Roseboro
*
Salemburg
*
Turkey
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Census-designated places
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Bonnetsville
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Delway
*
Ingold
*
Ivanhoe
*
Keener
*
Plain View
*
Spiveys Corner
*
Vann Crossroads
Unincorporated communities
*
Moltonville
*
Suttontown
Townships
* Belvoir
* Dismal
* Franklin
* Halls
* Herring
* Honeycutt
* Lisbon
* Little Coharie
* McDaniels
* Mingo
* Newton Grove
* North Clinton
* Piney Grove
* Plain View
* Rebel City
* South Clinton
* South River
* Taylors Bridge
* Turkey
* Westbrook
Notable people
*
William R. King, a politician and diplomat who was elected both to the
House of Representatives
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and the
Senate. In 1852, he was elected as the 13th US vice-president on a
ticket
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Slips of paper
* Lottery ticket
* Parking ticket, a ticket confirming that the parking fee was paid (and the time of the parking start)
* Toll ticket, a slip of paper used to indicate where vehicles entered a tol ...
with
Franklin Pierce.
*
Micajah Autry
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From Natchitoches, Louisiana, on December 13 he wrote: "About 20 men from Tennessee formed our squad.... e ...
, American merchant, poet and lawyer who died in the Texas Revolution at the Battle of the Alamo.
*
Theophilus H. Holmes, was a career
United States Army
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officer and a
Confederate
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Lieutenant General
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in the
American Civil War
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.
*
James Kenan
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, a military leader of the
American Revolutionary War
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,
[Liberty Hall Archives] and an early senator of the state of
North Carolina
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.
*
Robert Herring Wright, the first president of
East Carolina Teachers Training School.
*
Marion Butler
Marion Butler (May 20, 1863June 3, 1938) was an American politician, farmer, and lawyer. He represented North Carolina in the United States Senate for one term, serving between 1895 and 1901. At the time, he was a leader of the North Carolina P ...
, a Populist U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1895 and 1901. and brother of George Edwin Butler.
*
George Edwin Butler
George Edwin Butler (June 5, 1868 – May 1, 1941) was an American lawyer and an author of research studies and works, particularly about North Carolina. His most notable book is ''The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, North Carolina. Their O ...
, a local Lawyer, Civic Leader, and Author of ''The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, North Carolina. Their Origin and Racial Status. A Plea for Separate Schools''.
*
Lauch Faircloth
Duncan McLauchlin "Lauch" Faircloth (born January 14, 1928) is an American politician who served one term as a United States Republican Party, Republican United States Senate, U.S. Senator from North Carolina.
Before his Senate service, Fairclo ...
, U.S. Senator (R-NC) 1993–99, born: January 14, 1928
*
Gwendolyn Faison
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, Former Mayor of
Camden, New Jersey (2000–2010)
*
Gabriel Holmes, 21st Governor of North Carolina 1821–1824, (1769 – September 26, 1829)
*
Theophilus H. Holmes, U.S. Army officer and Confederate general in the
American Civil War
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(November 13, 1804 – June 21, 1880)
*
Rufus G. Herring,
United States Naval Reserve
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Officer and recipient of the
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valo ...
for his actions in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
.
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John Merrick, African American entrepreneur, founder and president of
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company
NC Mutual (originally the North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association and later North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company) was an American life insurance company located in downtown Durham, North Carolina and one of the most influential A ...
, which for much of the 20th century was the largest company run by African Americans in the U.S.
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Curtis Smith, World Champion and Hall of Fame Drag Racer.
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Willie Weeks
Willie Weeks (born August 5, 1947) is an American bass guitarist. He has gained fame performing with famous musicians in a wide variety of genres. He has been one of the most in-demand session musicians throughout his career. Weeks has also ...
, an American Bass Guitarist and Musician.
See also
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List of counties in North Carolina
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Sampson County, North Carolina
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Antebellum Era in North Carolina
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North Carolina during Colonial Times
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List of future Interstate Highways
In the United States, future Interstate Highways include proposals to establish new mainline (one- and two-digit) routes to the Interstate Highway System. Excluded from this article are auxiliary Interstate Highways (designated by three-digit nu ...
References
External links
Sampson County government official websiteNCGenWeb Sampson County– free genealogy resources for the county
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1784 establishments in North Carolina
Populated places established in 1784