NC Gazetteer

Albemarle

Also known as: Smith's Store
A city in Stanly County
… city and county seat in N central Stanly County. Alt. 505. Post office opened there as Smith's Store in 1826; name changed to Albemarle, 1841. Inc. 1857. Named for George Monck (1608-79), Duke of Albemarle, one of the original Lords Proprietors of Carolina in 1663.