Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Founding: 1741
Parent counties: Beaufort, Bertie, and Craven
Namesake: Richard Edgcumbe, English politician
Seat: Enfield (1741–1759); Redman's Field (1759–1764); Tarboro (1764–)
Land area: 505 square miles
Population (2020): 48,900
Population (historic): 10,265 (1790); 15,708 (1840); 22,970 (1870); 26,591 (1900); 47,894 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1880; 1890–1960; 1970–1990; 2000s
Subdivisions: One city; nine towns
National Register listings: 37
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,247 (9.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 21.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 20.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 28.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $623
Average outbuilding value (1930): $395

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.3 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 3,840
Average farm size (1920): 36.1 acres
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Tarboro

 
Namesake: The Tar River
Founding: 1760 (platting); 1772 (incorporation); 1793 (post office)
Population (2020): 10,721
Population (historic): 523 (1810); 709 (1850); 1,340 (1870); 2,499 (1900); 6,379 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1970; 1980–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 502 (9.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Silas Wilkinson Farm (c. 1826). 1665 Burnette Farm Road. Federal.
2. *Piney Prospect / Peter Evans House (remodeled c. 1820). 4249 Colonial Road. Federal.
3. *Cool Spring (c. 1900). 42 Cool Spring Road. Eastlake.
4. *Mount Moriah / James Philips Farm (1851). 2419 Cool Spring Road. Greek Revival.
5. *Bracebridge Hall / Jonas Carr Farm (c. 1830/1840/1884). 119 Jumping Run Creek Lane. Greek Revival.
6. *Lone Pine / Joseph Wimberly Farm (c. 1860). 690 McNair Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.
7. *Allen Nobles Farm (c. 1867). 564 Nobles Mill Pond Road. Gothic Revival.
8. *Henry Turnage House (c. 1830/1907). 1822 Old Market Road. Queen Anne.
9. *The Cedars / John Speight Farm (1859). 2191 Speight's Chapel Road. Italianate.
10. *James Cutchin Farm (c. 1866). 4033 Speight's Chapel Road. Italianate.
11. *Mount Prospect / Williams–Lewis Farm (c. 1790). Speight's Chapel Road, south of White Oak Road. Georgian. Razed.
12. *Vinedale / John Vine Farm (c. 1855). 347 West State Route 42. Italianate.
13. *Adelphia / Garrett Farm (1854). 2962 South State Route 122. Gothic Revival.
14. *Coolmore / Joseph Powell Farm (1859–1861). 4745 West US Highway 64. Italianate.