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Orange County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census , the population was 148,696. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Hillsborough . [ 3 ]
The town of Hillsborough is the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina, United States and is located along the Eno River. [5] The population was 6,087 in 2010, but it grew rapidly to 9,660 by 2020. [6] Its name was unofficially shortened to "Hillsboro" during the 19th century.
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below. [1]
North Carolina plantation were identified by name, beginning in the 17th century. The names of families or nearby rivers or other features were used. The names assisted the owners and local record keepers in keeping track of specific parcels of land. In the early 1900s, there were 328 plantations identified in North Carolina from extant records.
Mebane (/ ˈ m ɛ b ən / MEB-ən) [4] is a city located mostly in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States, and partly in Orange County. The town was named for Alexander Mebane, an American Revolutionary War general and member of the U.S. Congress. [5] It was incorporated as "Mebanesville" in 1881, and in 1883 the name was changed to ...
Orange County: Richard Caswell (1729–1789), member of the first Continental Congress and first governor of North Carolina after the Declaration of Independence: 22,807: 429 sq mi (1,111 km 2) Catawba County: 035: Newton: 1842: Lincoln County: Catawba Indians 164,645: 416 sq mi (1,077 km 2) Chatham County: 037: Pittsboro: 1771: Orange County
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area is a North Carolina state park in Orange County, North Carolina in the United States.Located adjacent to the town of Hillsborough, it covers 221 acres (0.89 km 2) [1] and includes Occoneechee Mountain, the highest point (867 ft) in Orange County and a settlement of the Occaneechi tribe.
One of only a few county courthouses built out of marble Chowan County Courthouse: Chowan County: 101 S Broad St Edenton, NC 27932 1767 Clay County Government Center Clay County: 261 Courthouse Dr Suite 1 Hayesville, NC 28904 2007 Historic Clay County Courthouse: Clay County: 25 Herbert St Hayesville, NC 28904 1888 Today serves as an event venue