Tryon County, North Carolina
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Tryon County is a former county which was located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It was formed in 1768 from the part of Mecklenburg County west of the Catawba River, although the legislative act that created it did not become effective until April 10, 1769. Due to inaccurate and delayed surveying, Tryon County encompassed a large area of northwestern South Carolina.[1] It was named for William Tryon, governor of the North Carolina Colony from 1765 to 1771.
The county seat, finally designated in 1774, was located eight miles southwest of the present-day community of Lincolnton, in Lincoln County.
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Table of Extinct NC counties
| County | Created | Abolished | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle County | 1664[2] | 1689[2] | Partitioned into Chowan County, Currituck County, Pasquotank County, and Perquimans County |
| Bath County | 1696[3] | 1739[3] | Renamed as Craven County |
| Bute County | 1764[4] | 1779[4] | Partitioned into Franklin County and Warren County |
| Dobbs County | 1758[5] | 1791[5] | Partitioned into Greene County, Lenoir County, and Wayne County |
| Tryon County | 1768[6] | 1779[6] | Partitioned into Lincoln County and Rutherford County |
References
- ↑ "Tryon County, North Carolina History"; by Alfred Nixon; 1910
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Historic Albemarle County North Carolina Genealogy". USGenNet. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nc/county/albemarle/. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Historic Bath County North Carolina Genealogy". USGenNet. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nc/county/bath/. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Bute Co., North Carolina GenWeb 1764-1779". RootsWeb. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncbute/. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Dobbs County, NC GenWeb Archives". USGenWeb. http://www.usgwarchives.org/nc/dobbs.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Tryon County, NC: 1768-1779". Gaston-Lincoln Regional Library System. http://www.glrl.lib.nc.us/tryon.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-24.