Stantonsburg

… town in SE Wilson County on Contentnea Creek. Alt. 92. Inc. 1817. Post office name in 1828 was Stantonburgh. Named for Willie J. Stanton, one on the first commissioners, or James Stanton, first mayor. The former community of Moyton, named for Francis M. Moye, on the E outskirts of the town, is now a part of Stantonsburg.