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Northampton County (/ n ɔːr ˈ θ æ m p t ə n / ⓘ nor-THAMP-tən) is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census , the population was 17,471. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Jackson .
Southampton County is a county located on the southern border of the Commonwealth of Virginia. North Carolina is to the south. North Carolina is to the south. As of the 2020 census , the population was 17,996. [ 1 ]
The river courses southeast into Southampton County. The Nottoway River reaches North Carolina 9.53 miles (15.34 km) south of Franklin, Virginia. The river briefly enters North Carolina for 1,455 feet (443 meters) ending at the confluence of the Blackwater & Nottoway rivers, creating the Chowan River in Hertford County, North Carolina.
South of Franklin, the Blackwater River forms the border between Southampton County and Suffolk. About nine miles (14 km) south of Franklin, on the border between Virginia and North Carolina, the Blackwater River is joined by the Nottoway River, forming the Chowan River, which continues south to Albemarle Sound.
Courtland is located at (36.715702, -77.066063 The town is the geographic center of Southampton County and the north shore of the Nottoway River that flows northwest to southeast. [10]
The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663–1943. Raleigh: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1950. Reprint, Raleigh: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1987. ISBN 0-86526-032-X; Powell, William S. The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1968. Reprint ...
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In 1835, Edward Beaton, one of three brothers who were living in Isle of Wight County near the Blackwater River, came to Southampton County and acquired the tract of land that is now known as Boykins from Francis Rochelle. Beaton, who was a continuous resident of Boykins until his death in 1880, is given credit for the founding of the town.