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is Statesville, and its largest community is Mooresville. The county was formed in 1788, subtracted from Rowan County. It is named for

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History

Prior to colonization, three Siouan-speaking tribes associated with a culture group called the Eastern Siouans probably inhabited the area that is now Iredell County. Broken into several smaller tribes, they were the Catawba, the Waccamaw Siouan, the

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, the Winyah, the Wateree and the Sugaree. The following list shows significant events and firsts in the history of the area that is now called Iredell County, North Carolina.Lewis, J.D.; ''The Heritage of Iredell County, 1980'', published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 28677, , 642 pages with index''The Heritage of Iredell County, NC Vol II, 2000'', published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 29866, LC # 00-110956, 574 pages with index Statesville Old U

* 1629–1712 –

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under British rule * 1712–1776 –

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and

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created from Province of Carolina * 1734 – Bladen County formed from New Hanover County * 1730–1750 – first Scots-Irish and

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immigrants seeking good soil, game, and proximity to fresh water had settled the area of modern-day Iredell County * 1750 – Anson County formed from Bladen County * 1750–1776 – Lord Granville and later his son issued Granville Grants of land in the Granville District, which included the area that later became Iredell County but was then Anson and later Rowan Counties * 1750 – Fourth Creek Congregation established * 1753 – Rowan County created from a portion of Anson County * 1754–1763 – Fort Dobbs (named after Governor Arthur Dobbs) was erected as a defense facility during the

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(1754–63). Today, the location of Fort Dobbs is a North Carolina State Historic Site. * 1761 – Coddle Creek Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Session House and Cemetery established in what became Mooresville * 1765 – Centre Presbyterian Church established in what became Mooresville * 1773 – William Sharpe creates map of 4th Creek Congregation * 1775 – Bethany Presbyterian Church (north of Fourth Creek on Fifth Creek) and Concord Presbyterian Church (west of Fourth Creek) established as offshoots of the Fourth Creek Congregation * 1775, August 1 – Rowan County Regiment, North Carolina Militia established; most Iredell residents that saw service while in North Carolina, served in this regiment; for a time in 1775 and 1782 the regiment was divided into 1st and 2nd Rowan County Regiment * 1775–1783 – North Carolina contributes 30,000 to 36,000 men during the

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, including the Continental Army, local North Carolina County Regiments of militia, and other State Troops * 1776, July 4 –

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signing * 1777 – State of North Carolina began issuing State Land Grants from land that came from Lord Granville estate in the Granville District * 1778, August – Adlai Osborne compiles Tax List of Rowan County to raise money for the upcoming Revolutionary War, including Capt Caldwell's, Capt Nichols', Capt Falls', and Capt Purviance's Districts that would become part of Iredell County in 1788 * 1780, June 20 – Battle of Ramsour's Mill nearby in what is today

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, many Rowan County soldiers were killed at this battle * 1787 – New Sterling ARP Church established in Buffalo Shoals area that would become New Sterling * 1788, November 3 – Iredell County was incorporated in 1788 when it was formed from adjacent Rowan County. It is named for Honorable

, Sr. (1751–1799), Attorney General of North Carolina during the Revolutionary War, Supreme Court Justice, and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1788. Its county seat is Statesville. * 1789, November 21 – North Carolina admitted to the Union as the 12th state * 1789 – Fourth Creek Congregation location chosen by the legislature as county seat of Iredell County, named Statesville * 1790s – McKendree United Methodist Church established in Mooresville * 1790 – August 13 – first 26 lots sold in Statesville * 1794 – Grassy Knob Baptist Church established near what would become Union Grove in northern Iredell County * 1800 – U.S. census shows 11 heads of household, including 68 free white persons and 27 slaves in "States Ville" * 1801 – first post office established in Statesville * 1805 – Mount Mourne post office established * 1819 – second county courthouse built in Statesville * 1847 – The only major cession of Iredell territory to another county was that to Alexander County, created in early 1847 from Iredell, Burke, and Wilkes counties. * 1854 – fire burns second county courthouse and court house records * 1858 – The arrival of the Western North Carolina Railroad in 1858, soon followed by the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad * 1861–1865 –

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* 1866 – Freedom United Presbyterian Church and Logan Presbyterian Church, first free black churches, established in Statesville * 1868, May 1 – former Confederate soldier Tom Dooley hung in Statesville * 1891, August 27 – The railway accident on the Bostian Bridge killed 23 people on August 27, 1891, west of Statesville, North Carolina, when a Richmond & Danville Railroad train derailed.Bill Moose: In: ''Encyclopedia of North Carolina,'' edited by William S. Powell, 2006 * 1891 – third U.S. Post Office and County Courthouse built in Statesville * 1899 – fourth Iredell County Courthouse built in Statesville * 1900s – Industries producing tobacco, liquor, and herbs (Statesville's Wallace Herbarium was one of the largest such facilities in the world during the late 19th and early 20th centuries) were later supplemented by the production of livestock, dairy products, and breeder chickens, of which the county remains a leading producer. * 1924 – Ole Time Fiddlers' Convention in Union Grove started by H.P. VanHoy to benefit local school * 1954 – cowboy town of Love Valley created by Jeter Andrew Barker * 1974, about – National Balloon Rally/Fest in Troutman * The North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame in Mooresville (known as "Race City USA")

Geography

According to the

, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.85%) is water. Iredell County is located within the

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Region of central North Carolina. The northwestern section of the county contains the Brushy Mountains, a deeply eroded spur of the

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far to the west. The highest point in Iredell County, Fox Mountain, is in the Brushies; it rises to 1,760 feet. Although the "Brushies", as they are often called locally, are not high in the normal sense, they do rise prominently above the surrounding countryside. The remainder of Iredell County consists of gently rolling countryside occasionally broken by low hills and small river valleys. The county's largest river, the Catawba, forms much of its western border.

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, North Carolina's largest manmade lake, is the most prominent geographic feature of southern Iredell County; it is often called North Carolina's "inland sea". Iredell County is an important transportation center for the state, as Interstate 77 and

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cross in northeast Statesville. This has given birth to the county's slogan "Crossroads for the Future." Residents have easy access going south on I-77 to Charlotte; north on I-77 to

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; east on I-40 to

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; and west along I-40 to

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and Asheville. The northern third of Iredell County is highly

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and contains no large towns. Due to the thinly populated nature of this portion of the state, it is one of the select places in North Carolina where the speed limit on

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exceeds 65 mph, as Interstate 77 north of Statesville has a speed limit of 70 mph. Iredell County is one of the longest counties in the state and stretches for nearly fifty miles north to south, from Yadkin County in the north to Mecklenburg County in the south.

State and local protected areas/sites

* Fort Dobbs State Historic Site * Lake Norman State Park

Major water bodies

* Back Creek * Buffalo Shoals Creek * Catawba River * Fifth Creek * Fourth Creek * Hunting Creek *

* Lookout Shoals Lake * Morrison Creek * North Little Hunting Creek * Olin Creek * Patterson Creek * Rocky Creek * Rocky River * Snow Creek * South Fork Withrow Creek * South Yadkin River * Third Creek * Withrow Creek

Adjacent counties

* Yadkin County – north (created from Surry County in 1850) * Davie County – east (created from Rowan County in 1836) * Rowan County – east (created from Anson County in 1753) * Cabarrus County – southeast (created from Mecklenburg County in 1792) * Mecklenburg County – south (created from Anson County in 1762) * Lincoln County – southwest (created from Tryon County in 1779) * Catawba County – southwest (created from Lincoln County in 1842) * Alexander County – west (created from Caldwell, Iredell, and Wilkes Counties in 1847) * Wilkes County – north (created from Surry County and parts of Washington District in 1777)

Major highways

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Major infrastructure

* City of Statesville Regional Airport * Davis Regional Heliport, near Statesville * Iredell County is served by two railroads, Alexander Railroad and

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* Lake Norman Airpark, near Mooresville

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 186,693 people, 68,145 households, and 49,635 families residing in the county.

2010 census

At the 2010 census, there were 159,437 people, and 59,593 households in the county. The

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was . there were 69,325 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 83.3%

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, 12.3%

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, 0.5% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 0.1%

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, 1.68% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. 7.0% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. According to the 2000 census data, there were 47,360 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were

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living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males. , the median income for a household in the county was $50,058. Males had a median income of $34,590 versus $24,031 for females. The

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for the county was $26,348. About 6.2% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the

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, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

Iredell County is governed by the Board of Commissioners, consisting of five commissioners elected

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, which requires each to attract a majority of the votes. The Iredell County

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(2016–present) are James Mallory (chairman), Marvin Norman, Tommy Bowles, Jeff McNeely and Gene Houpe, all Republicans. Iredell County is a member of the Centralina Council of Governments. The Register of Deeds of Iredell County is Ronald "Duck" Wyatt (Republican), appointed in 2016. The Register of Deeds serves as custodian and manager of a large number of land records and vital records. Iredell County is part of prosecutorial District 22A with Alexander County. The Iredell County Courthouse is located in the county seat of Statesville, North Carolina. The District Attorney is Sarah Kirkman. The Senior Resident

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Judge is Joe Crosswhite. The Chief

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Judge is Dale Graham. James Lee (Jim) Mixson III has served as Iredell County's Clerk of Superior Court since 2012. Clerks of Superior Court in North Carolina also serve as Probate Judges in addition to their administrative duties. Since 1952, Iredell County voting records show a strong Republican majority. Before 1952, however, Iredell was part of the Democratic "

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" and voted for no Republican presidential candidate after Reconstruction except

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in 1928. In 1964, the year that national civil rights legislation was passed, it was one of 13 North Carolina counties to vote for

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. In the past 17 elections, the only Democrat to carry Iredell County was

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in 1976, who was a native son of Georgia and the South.

Law enforcement

The Iredell County Sheriff's Office was founded in 1789, in the year after the county was formed from Rowan County. The

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of Iredell County is Darren E. Campbell (Republican), elected in December 2014. He succeeded Phillip Redmond, who was first elected in 1994. One of the most famous prisoners held by Sheriff William Franklin Wasson in the Iredell County jail was Tom Dula, who was hung on May 1, 1868, in Statesville.

Economy

Farming is still a major source of income for many Iredell County residents.

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has been particularly popular in Iredell County since the early 1800s, in both the northern and southern sections of the county. However, the rapid population growth and development in southern Iredell County is putting increasing pressure on farmlands, and many farms in this section are giving way to shopping centers, housing developments, and large corporate office parks. Iredell County is a major hub of

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racing, with many race shops located in the county (mostly around Mooresville). Universal Technical Institute operates NASCAR Technical Institute under licensing agreements. The school offers racing-related instruction to prepare the student for their job search in the racing industry. Many NASCAR drivers live around Mooresville and

. Although northern Iredell County has retained much of its rural character, the southern half of the county is experiencing rapid

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and population growth, largely due to the immense popularity of the Lake Norman area for residents of nearby Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city.

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has its corporate headquarters in Mooresville.

Education

The county is served by two traditional public school districts: Iredell-Statesville Schools (ISS) and Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD). The county is also served by several public charter schools

Iredell Statesville School District

The following schools were in the Iredell—Statesville School District as of 2018:, * High Schools: Collaborative College for Technology and Leadership at Mitchell Community College, Career Academy and Technical School, Lake Norman High School, Monticello (combined elementary, middle, and high school, 4–12), North Iredell High School, Pressly (combined elementary, middle, and high school, K–12), South Iredell High School, Statesville Senior High School, Visual and Performing Arts Center at Statesville High School, West Iredell High School, Mount Mourne IB (combined middle and high schools, 6–8, 9–12 is at South Iredell High School), Northview IB (combined middle and high schools, 6–8, 9–12 is at South Iredell High School) * Middle Schools: Woodland Heights, East Iredell, Lakeshore, North Iredell, Statesville, Troutman, West Iredell * Elementary Schools: Celeste Henkel, Central, Cloverleaf, Coddle Creek, Cool Spring, East Iredell, Harmony, Lake Norman, Lakeshore, N. B. Mills, Scotts, Sharon, Shepherd, Third Creek, Troutman, Union Grove, Woodland Heights

Mooresville Graded School District

The following schools were in the Mooresville Graded School District, as of 2018: * High Schools: Mooresville Senior High, N.F. Woods Advanced Technology and Arts Center * Middle Schools: Mooresville Intermediate, East Mooresville Intermediate, Mooresville Middle * Elementary Schools: Park View Elementary, South Elementary, Rocky River Elementary

Public charter schools

The following public charter schools existed in 2018: * Pine Lake Preparatory * Langtree Charter Academy * American Renaissance School * Iredell Charter Academy

Private schools

* Statesville Christian School * Woodlawn School

Higher education

The following current and historical institutions of

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were located in Iredell County: * Clio's Nursery of Arts and Sciences (1778) * Concord Female Seminary, Female Seminary in Statesville (1832) * Crowfield Academy (operated from 1760 to 1788) * Ebenezer Academy (1821) * Mitchell College, Statesville: Mitchell Community College was originally founded in 1856 in Statesville, North Carolina, as Concord Female College. The school was purchased by Robert and Roxanna Simonton around 1872 and renamed Simonton Female College. It became Mitchell College in 1917. * Olin High School (1857) * Snow Creek Academy (1849) * Statesville/Clio Academy, Muschat's Academy (1814)

Communities

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City

* Statesville (county seat; established in 1789)

Towns

* Davidson (established in 1837; mostly in Mecklenburg County with small portions reaching into Iredell and Cabarrus Counties) *

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(post office established in 1883) * Love Valley (small section is a part of Alexander County; established in 1954) * Mooresville (largest community; post office established in 1871) * Troutman (post office established in 1872)

Census-designated places

* Lake Norman of Iredell * Stony Point (town in both Alexander and Iredell counties; post office established in 1826)

Unincorporated communities

As of 2019, the unincorporated communities in the county include: * Amity Hill (post office established in 1851) * Barium Springs (post office established in 1889) * Houstonville (post office established in 1813) * Mount Mourne (post office established in 1805) *

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(post office established in 1856) * Scotts (post office established in 1894, called Scott's Crossroads in 1873) * Turnersburg (post office established in 1858; originally called Turnersburgh) * Union Grove (established in 1867)

Townships

By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, all counties in North Carolina were divided into townships. Previous to that time, the subdivisions in Iredell County were Captain's Districts. While the Captain's Districts referred primarily to the militia, it served also for the election precinct, the tax listing and tax collecting district. The following townships were created in 1868: * Barringer *

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* Chambersburg * Coddle Creek * Concord * Cool Springs * Davidson * Eagle Mills * Fallstown * New Hope *

* Sharpesburg * Shiloh * Statesville * Turnersburg * Union Grove

Historical populated places

In the 1700s and 1800s, before there were many towns in what became Iredell County, property was identified by stream, rivers, or adjacent landowners. The following is a list of the streams, rivers, and creeks in Iredell County. * Back Creek (R) * Bear Branch * Beaver Dam Creek (R) * Brotherton Branch * Brushy Creek * Buffalo Branch * Buffalo Shoals Creek/aka 8 Miles Shoals Creek * Catawba River * Cavin Creek * Coddle Creek (R) * Davidson's Creek (M) * Drop Off Creek * Duck Creek * Dutchman's Creek * Elk Shoal's Creek * Eupetic Springs * Fifth Creek (R) * Five Mile Branch * Fourth Creek (R) * Glade Creek * Gregory Branch * Hunting Creek * Island Creek * Kerr Branch * Knowden's Ford * Little Dutchman's Creek * Little River * Little Rocky Branch * Long Branch * North Fork of the Yadkin River * Norwood(s) Creek * Oil Mill Branch * Old Camp Creek * Old House Creek * Olin Creek, aka Middle Fork of Rocky Creek * Porter's Branch * Rock Cut, Deep Cut * Rocky Creek * Rocky River (M) * South Branch * South Fork of Grassy Creek, aka Yadkin River * South Yadkin River (A) * Speaks Creek * Third Creek (R) * Turkey Foot Branch * West Rocky River (M) * Withrow's Creek (R) *

Yadkin River The Yadkin River is one of the longest rivers in the US state of North Carolina, flowing . It rises in the northwestern portion of the state near the Blue Ridge Parkway, Blue Ridge Parkway's Thunder Hill Overlook. Several parts of the river a ...

(R) (D) * Young's Creek :(R)--Portions in Rowan County :(D)--Portions in Davie County :(M)--Portions in Mecklenburg County :(A)--Portions in Alexander County The table below lists towns and post offices (PO) that no longer exist or that were once in Iredell County but are now in another county:

Notable people

* Jeter Andrew Barke, Jr. (1924–2011), military veteran, contractor, philanthropist, politician, and founder of the old-west town Love Valley * Hutchins Gordon Burton (aft. 1774–1836), 22nd

governor of North Carolina The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the United States, U.S. state of North Carolina. Seventy-five people have held the office since the first state governor, Richard Caswell, took office in 1777. The governor serves a ...

, died while visiting relatives in Iredell County * Thomas C. "Tom" Dula aka Dooley (1848–1868), former Confederate soldier, tried, convicted, and hanged for murder in Statesville * Bobby Dale Earnhardt (b. 1987), NASCAR racing driver * James Hall, D.D. (1744–1826), Presbyterian minister * Edward Harris (1763–1813), lawyer, politician and judge * Daisy Hendley Gold (1893–1975), author and journalist * James Iredell, Sr. (1750–1799), Iredell County namesake * Homer Maxwell Keever (1905–1979), local teacher, historian and author * Mussenden Ebenezer Matthews (1750–1830), revolutionary Lieutenant, Presbyterian minister, and politician * Anderson Mitchell (1800–1876), U.S. congressman from North Carolina * Adlai Osborne (1744–1814), lawyer, public official, plantation owner, educational leader, Revolutionary War officer of the 2nd Rowan County Regiment * Rufus Reid (1797–1854), planter and builder of Mount Mourne plantation, politician * William Sharpe (1742–1818),

patriot, lawyer, politician, author of the Fourth Creek Congregation map in 1773 * Adam Torrence, Sr. (1732–1780), American Revolutionary War patriot killed at the Battle of Ramsour's Mill, owner of Torrence Tavern where the Battle of Torrence's Tavern took place * Wilfred D. Turner (1855–1933), 9th lieutenant governor of North Carolina * Zebulon Baird Vance (1830–1894), 37th and 43rd

, lived and owned a home in Statesville (currently, a museum run by the

Daughters of the American Revolution The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (often abbreviated as DAR or NSDAR) is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a patriot of the American Revolutionary War. A non-p ...

)

References

Bibliography

* Keever, Homer M.; ''Iredell Piedmont County'', with illustrations by Louise Gilbert and maps by Mild red Jenkins Miller, published for the Iredell County Bicentennial Commission by Brady Printing Company from type set by the Statesville Record and Landmark, copyright, November 1976, by Homer M. Keever. * ''The Heritage of Iredell County, 1980'', published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 28677, , 642 pages with index * ''The Heritage of Iredell County, NC Vol II, 2000'', published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 29866, LC # 00–110956, 574 pages with index

External links

* * {{Authority control 1788 establishments in North Carolina Populated places established in 1788 Charlotte metropolitan area