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    • February 20, 1899

      Scotland County, North Carolina
      • The political beginning for Scotland County came when the legislature of North Carolina, on February 20, 1899, created the new county.
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  1. May 25, 2021 · Did you know that Scott County was once part of Sumner County? We’re all familiar with the story of Scott County’s forming in 1849, when this county was carved out of parts of Fentress, Campbell, Anderson and Morgan counties.

  2. In fact, during North Carolina's history, several counties were created that later became defunct, renamed, or absorbed into other counties. And the state also created three counties in the 1780s and 1790s that are now part of Tennessee.

  3. Scotland County was created in 1899, out of portions of Richmond County. Laurinburg, chartered in 1877, is the governmental seat for Scotland County. Its namesake is linked to the McLaurin family, a notable Scottish clan that accompanied the early Highland settlers.

  4. Formation of North Carolina Counties. The County Seat, Year Formed, counties formed from, and the origin of the county name is listed below in a sortable table. This list does not include the three extinct North Carolina Counties that existed when North Carolina was formed.

    County
    County Seat
    Year Formed
    Formed From Counties
    1849
    Orange County
    1847
    Caldwell County, Iredell County, and ...
    1859
    Ashe County
    1750
    Bladen County
  5. North and South Carolina become separate colonies. NC cedes Tennessee territory to the United States. This included Washington, Sullivan, Davidson, Greene, Hawkins, Sumner and Tennessee Counties, which no longer were part of NC. This territory was initially known as the Territory South of the Ohio.

  6. This Interactive Map of North Carolina Counties show the historical boundaries, names, organization, and attachments of every county, extinct county and unsuccessful county proposal from 1664 to 1965.

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