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Johnston County, North Carolina

Johnston County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

 

County Seat: Smithfield
Year Organized: 1746
Square Miles: 792
 		 Court House:

PO Box 1049
County Courthouse
Smithfield, NC 27577-1049
Etymology - Origin of County Name

It was named in honor of Gabriel Johnston, Governor of North Carolina, 1734-1752.

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Johnston was formed in 1746 from Craven. It was named in honor of Gabriel Johnston, Governor of North Carolina, 1734-1752. It is in the eastern section of the State and is bounded by Wilson, Wayne, Sampson, Cumberland, Harnett, Wake and Nash counties. The present land area is 791.85 square miles and the 2000 population was 121,900. The first court was held at the home of Francis Stringer at the Ferry of Neuse River. Court was held at Hinton's Quarter on the south side of Neuse River, 1759-1760, and probably before that date. In August, 1771, it was held at John Smith's. From 1771 to 1776 the county seat was called Johnston Court House. In 1771 Smithfield was established "where the Court House, prison and stocks now stand." Smithfield is the county seat.

 

Neighboring Counties:
  • Wilson
  • Wayne
  • Sampson
  • Cumberland
  • Harnett
  • Wake
  • Nash
Cities and Towns:
- Benson town Incorporated Area
- Clayton town Incorporated Area
- Four Oaks town Incorporated Area
- Kenly town Incorporated Area
- Micro town Incorporated Area
- Middlesex town Incorporated Area
- Pine Level town Incorporated Area
- Princeton town Incorporated Area
- Selma town Incorporated Area
- Smithfield (County Seat) town Incorporated Area
- Wilson's Mills town Incorporated Area
County Resources:

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Counties: US Map

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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