Granville County
… was formed in 1746 from Edgecombe County. Located in the NE section of the state, it is bounded by Vance, Franklin, Wake, Durham, and Person Counties and by the state of Virginia. It was named for John Carteret, Earl Granville (1690-1763), owner of the Granville District, which see, in which the new county was located. Area: 543 sq. mi. County seat: Oxford, with an elevation of 476 ft. Townships are Brassfield, Dutchville, Fishing Creek, Oak Hill, Oxford, Salem, Sassafras Fork, Tally Ho, and Walnut Grove. Produces tobacco, corn, oats, wheat, hay, sweet potatoes, poultry, livestock, hogs, dairy products, cosmetics, wood products, machinery, lumber, and apparel.
