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Edgecombe County (/ ˈ ɛ dʒ k ə m / EJ-kum or / ˈ ɛ dʒ k oʊ m / EJ-kohm) [1] [2] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,900. [3] Its county seat is Tarboro. [4] Edgecombe County is part of the Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Edgemont Historic District is a national historic district located at Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina.The district encompasses 293 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Rocky Mount.
In 1871, the county line was moved from the Tar River to its present location in the center of the tracks. [7] The Raleigh-Tarboro stage route also passed just south of Rocky Mount (roughly where I-95 and U.S. 64 run today), and for a time was the logical debarking point for railroad travelers wishing to proceed east or west. [7]
The community was named for the home of William Dorsey Pender, a Confederate general and the county's namesake, who was from Edgecombe County in North Carolina. Notable members of the Edgecombe ...
Tarboro is a town located in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 10,721. [5] It is the county seat of Edgecombe County. [6] The town is on the opposite bank of the Tar River from Princeville.
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below. [1]
Geography of Edgecombe County, North Carolina (2 C, 2 P) P. People from Edgecombe County, North Carolina (3 C, 21 P) T.
The Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Edgecombe and Nash – in eastern North Carolina, anchored by the city of Rocky Mount. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 152,392. [2] It is commonly referred to as the Twin Counties. [3]