Tyrrell County
… was formed in 1729 from Chowan, Bertie, Currituck, and Pasquotank Counties. Located in the E section of the state, it is bounded by the Albemarle Sound and by Dare, Hyde, and Washington Counties. It was named for Sir John Tyrrell (1685-1729), one of the Lords Proprietors of North Carolina. Area: 583 sq. mi. County seat: Columbia, with an elevation of 10 ft. Townships are Alligator, Columbia, Gum Neck, Scuppernong, and South Fork. Produces soybeans, corn, peanuts, hogs, seafood, Irish potatoes, tools, wheat, livestock, and lumber.
