NC Gazetteer

Davie County

… was formed in 1836 from Rowan County. Located in the central section of the state, it is bounded by Davidson, Rowan, Iredell, Yadkin, and Forsyth Counties. It was named for William Richardson Davie (1756-1820), Revolutionary War soldier, member of the Federal Convention of 1787, governor of North Carolina, minister to France, and one of the founders of the University of North Carolina. Area: 264 sq. mi. County seat: Mocksville, with an elevation of 866 ft. Townships are Calahaln, Clarksville, Farmington, Fulton, Jerusalem, Mocksville, and Shady Grove. Produces corn, wheat, barley, oats, dairy products, livestock, hogs, apparel, furniture, chemicals, garage doors, and textiles.

areas

Clement Grove

branches

Bryant Branch
Saw Mill Branch
Whetstone Branch

burial grounds

Joppa Cemetery

communities

Augusta
Bailey
Baltimore
Bixby
Calahaln
Cana
Center
Clarksville
Cornatzer
County Line
Davie Crossroads
Dulins
Elbaville
Ephesus
Farmington
Four Corners
Fulton
Halls Ferry
Helix
Hillsdale
Holman
Ijames Crossroads
Kappa
Nestor
Oak Grove
Pino
Redland
Sheffield
Smith Grove
Tennyson
Turkeyfoot
Wyo
Yadkin Valley

creeks

Baxter Creek
Beaver Dam Branch of Hunting Creek
Buffalo Creek
Carters Creek
Cedar Creek
Chinquapin Creek
Cub Creek
Elisha Creek
Elsworth Creek
Frost Mill Creek
Leonard Creek
Linville Creek
No Creek
Noland Creek
Peeler Creek
Steelman Creek
Sugar Creek

estates

Bryan's Settlement

former communities

Clinton
Jerusalem

freshwater areas

Bullhole, The

historical markers

Boone Tract historical marker
Cokesbury School historical marker
Daniel Boone's Parents historical marker
Hinton R. Helper historical marker
Hugh T. Lefler 1901-1981 historical marker
John Stokes historical marker

mills

Frohock Sawmill

mountains

Calahaln Mountain

plantations

Cooleemee Plantation

regions

Piedmont Dialect Region

rivers

South Yadkin River
Yadkin River

schools

Central Davie Academy
Davie County Early College High
Davie County High School
North Cooleemee School

towns

Advance
Cooleemee
Fork
Mocksville

townships

Calahaln Township
Clarksville Township
Farmington Township
Fulton Township
Jerusalem Township
Mocksville Township
Shady Grove Township