1850 Counties of  North Carolina

    in area Courts held at Pop in 1850
Alexander Co, NC west part (blank) (blank) 5,220
Allemance Co, NC northern part (blank) Allemance 11,444
Anson Co, NC southern part, west side of Yadkin river 760 sq miles Wadesborogh 13,489
Ashe Co, NC northwest part, drained by Great Kanawha & Holston rivers 768 sq miles Jefferson 8,777
Beaufort Co, NC in eastern part, on Pamilico sound & crossed by Pamilico river 670 sq miles Washington 13,816
Bertie Co, NC NE part, north side Roanoke river, water by Cashie & Chowan rivers 700 sq miles Windsor 12,851
Bladen Co, NC SE part, crossed by Cape Fear river 1,509 sq miles Elizabethtown 9,767
Brunswick Co, NC southern boundary, Cape Fear river on east & Atlantic ocean on the south 1,344 sq miles Smithville 7,272
Buncombe Co, NC northwest boundary 1,430 sq miles Asheville 13,425
Burke Co, NC western part, crossed by Catawba river 1,320 sq miles Morgantown 7,772
Cabarras Co, NC southern part 300 Concord 9,747
Caldwell Co, NC northeast part, on north side of Catawba blank Lenoir 6,317
Camden Co, NC northeast part, northeast side of Pasquotauk river 228 Jonesburgh 6,049
Carteret Co, NC southeast boundary on the Atlantic ocean 600 Beaufort 6,803
Caswell Co, NC northern boundary 400 Yanceyville 15,269
Catawba Co, NC western part, southwest side of Catawba river blank Newtown 8,862
Chatham Co, NC central part, crossed by Haw & Deep rivers 858 Pittsborough 18,449
Cherokee Co, NC extreme western angle 1000 Murphy 6,838
Chowan Co, NC northeast part, on NE side of Albemarle sound 200 Edenton 6,721
Cleveland Co, NC southern boundary 550 Shelby 10,396
Columbus Co, NC southern boundary 600 Whitesville 5,909
Craven Co, NC southeast part, crossed by Neuse river 1100 Newbern 14,709
Cumberland Co, NC central part, crossed by Cape Fear river 1300 Fayetteville 20,610
Currituck Co, NC northeast part, divided by Currituck sound & Comprehending Currituck Island 600 Currituck 7,236
Davidson Co, NC central part 790 Lexington 15,320
Davie Co, NC western part 175 Mocksville 7,865