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Davie County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,712. [1] Its county seat is Mocksville. [2]Davie County is included in the Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area.
Mocksville is located south of the center of Davie County. [11] U.S. Routes 64 and 601 pass through the town, while U.S. Route 158 has its western terminus in the town center. US 64 leads east 19 miles (31 km) to Lexington and west 24 miles (39 km) to Statesville , while US 601 leads north 19 miles (31 km) to Yadkinville and south 17 miles (27 ...
The Davie County Enterprise-Record is a weekly newspaper based in Mocksville, North Carolina that serves Davie County, North Carolina. The editor of the paper is Mike Barnhardt. The Evening Post Publishing Company owned the paper from 1997 to 2014, when it was acquired by Boone Newspapers. [1]
Jesse Clement House is a historic home located at Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina. It was built about 1828, and is a two-story, three-bay, vernacular Federal-style brick dwelling. It has a center hall plan. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
Davie County Courthouse, 2012. Downtown Mocksville Historic District is a national historic district located at Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina.The district encompasses 21 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Mocksville.
African American cemeteries in North Carolina were established throughout the state's history. While many are in decay, interest in preserving, restoring, and commemorating their history has developed. South Ashville Cemetery is the oldest cemetery for African Americans in western North Carolina.
The couple were married seven months later. The couple lived at their mountain home until 1963, when Carl Moltz died. Mrs. Moltz, having lived in her Swiss-style home for 47 years, then sold the residence to R.D Heinitsh Sr., and moved to a smaller home she owned on Lake Toxaway where she lived until she died in 1971, at the age of ninety.
In 1940, Kennedy Funeral Home bought the Arrowhead Dormitory to use as the primary funeral location for the town. It is still used for that purpose today in the center of town. In 1890, the inventor Thomas Edison visited the town to take option on gold mining interests in the Carter's Mill area. Between 1923 and 1924, generators were installed ...