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U.S. Route 158 bypasses Oxford on the northern side, leading east 12 miles (19 km) to Henderson and west 25 miles (40 km) to Roxboro. According to the United States Census Bureau, Oxford has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.7 km 2), all land. [17] Oxford contains three voting precincts in Granville County: Credle, East Oxford, and South Oxford.
The ultimate result, combined with the legislature's approving the addition of a college-transfer program, was the construction and subsequent opening of the new Vance–Granville Community College campus in 1976 on an 83-acre (340,000 m 2) tract in Vance County, midway between Henderson and Oxford, off Interstate 85.
Granville County and St. John's Parish were established on June 28, 1746, from the upper part of Edgecombe County. [3] It was named for the John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, [4] who as heir to one of the eight original Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina, claimed one eighth of the land granted in the charter of 1665.
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Located in the district is the separately listed Granville County Courthouse (1838-1840). Other notable buildings include the Bryant-Kingsbury House (c. 1825), Taylor-McClanahan-Smith House (1820s), former Granville County Jail (Granville County Museum, 1858), Oxford Women's Club (c. 1850), Titus Grandy House (1850s), Oxford Presbyterian Church ...
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May 10, 1979 (Main and Williamsboro Sts. Oxford: 16: Harris-Currin House: August 31, 1988 (Address Restricted: Wilton: 17: Maurice Hart House: April 28, 1988 (NC 1430
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