Dobbs County, North Carolina

Dobbs County, North Carolina
Former county
Dobbs County from a 1775 map of North Carolina
Etymology: Arthur Dobbs, Governor of North Carolina from 1754 to 1765.
Established	1758
Extinct	1791
Seat	Walnut Creek, Kingston (Now Kinston)

Dobbs County is a former county located in the Province of North Carolina and later the state of North Carolina. It was formed in 1758 from Johnston County, though the legislative act that created it did not become effective until April 10, 1759. It was named for Arthur Dobbs, Governor of the Province of North Carolina from 1754 to 1765.^[1]

Arthur Dobbs

In 1779 the western part of Dobbs County became Wayne County, and the county seat was moved from its original location on Walnut Creek to the town of Kingston, which was renamed Kinston in 1784. Because the name Dobbs reminded the population of the colonial past, in 1791 Dobbs County was divided by the North Carolina legislature into Glasgow County (later renamed Greene County) and Lenoir County, and ceased to exist.^[1]

See also[]

• List of former United States counties
• List of North Carolina counties
• Dobbs County Regiment of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolution

References[]

• "Dobbs County, North Carolina". GenWeb Archives.
• "Dobbs County highway marker". Retrieved April 6, 2019.
• Powell, William S. (1963). Annals of Progress: The Story of Lenoir County and Kinston, North Carolina.
• Corbitt, David Leroy (1950). Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943.
• Walter Clark and William L. Saunders (ed.). Colonial Records of North Carolina and State Records of North Carolina (1886-1900).
• Mouzon, Henry (1775). "An Accurate Map of North and South Carolina With Their Indian Frontiers, Shewing in a distinct manner all the Mountains, Rivers, Swamps, Marshes, Bays, Creeks, Harbours, Sandbanks and Soundings on the Coasts, with The Roads and Indian Paths; as well as The Boundary or Provincial Lines, The Several Townships and other divisions of the Land in Both the Provinces; the whole from Actual Surveys by Henry Mouzon and Others". North Carolina Maps. London: Robt. Sayer and J. Bennett, Map and Print-Sellers.

Coordinates: 35°19′01″N 77°51′00″W / 35.317°N 77.850°W / 35.317; -77.850