Columbus County
… was formed in 1808 from Brunswick and Bladen Counties. Located in the SE section of the state, it is bounded by the state of South Carolina and by Robeson, Bladen, Pender, and Brunswick Counties. It was named for Christopher Columbus. Area: 954 sq. mi. County seat: Whiteville, with an elevation of 59 ft. Townships are Bogue, Bolton, Bug Hill, Cerro Gordo, Chadbourn, Fair Bluff, Lees, Ransom, South Williams, Tatums, Waccamaw, Welch Creek, Western Prong, Whiteville, and Williams. Produces tobacco, corn, soybeans, oats, peanuts, pecans, cotton, cucumbers, cotton, poultry, livestock, hogs, fish, sweet potatoes, wood products, tires, air filters, chemicals, packaging, watermelons, fertilizer, paper, lumber, textiles, and catfish.
