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Greene County, North Carolina

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County Seat: Snow Hill
Year Organized: 1791
Square Miles: 265
Court House:

229 Kingold Blvd Suite D
County Courthouse
Snow Hill, NC 28580-1331

Etymology - Origin of County Name

The county was originally named for James Glasgow, but when he became publicly involved in land frauds it was changed to Greene in honor of Nathaniel Greene, Washington's right-hand-man. Greene is regarded as second only to Washington as the greatest soldier of the Revolution. He fought the Battle of Guilford Court House which saved North Carolina from the British.

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Greene County was formed in 1799 from Glasgow. The county was originally named for James Glasgow, but when he became publicly involved in land frauds it was changed to Greene in honor of Nathaniel Greene, Washington's right-hand-man. Greene is regarded as second only to Washington as the greatest soldier of the Revolution. He fought the Battle of Guilford Court House which saved North Carolina from the British. It is in the eastern section of the State and is bounded by Pitt, Lenoir, Wayne and Wilson counties. The present land area is 265.40 square miles and the 2000 population was 18,974. In 1811 Snow Hill was laid out as the courthouse and is the county seat.

 

Neighboring Counties:
  • Pitt
  • Lenoir
  • Wayne
  • Wilson
Cities and Towns:
- Hookerton town Incorporated Area
- Snow Hill (County Seat) town Incorporated Area
- Walstonburg town Incorporated Area
County Resources:

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County Resource Guide

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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of our country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."

 

 

 

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