Edgecombe County
… was formed in 1741 from Bertie County. Located in the E section of the state, it is bounded by Martin, Pitt, Wilson, Nash, and Halifax Counties. It was named for Richard Edgecumbe (1680-1758), afterward first Baron Edgecumbe, a member of Parliament, lord of the treasury, and holder of other political offices. Area: 511 sq. mi. County seat: Tarboro, with an elevation of 71 ft. Townships, now numbered 1 to 14, were formerly Tarboro, Lower Conetoe, Upper Conetoe, Deep Creek, Lower Fishing Creek, Upper Fishing Creek, Swift Creek, Sparta, Otter Creek, Lower Town Creek, Walnut Creek, Rocky Mount, Cokey, and Upper Town Creek. Produces tobacco, corn, soybeans, peanuts, cotton, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, hogs, livestock, textiles, baked goods, lumber, plastics, paper products, machinery, fabricated metals, and furniture.
