Newton in Catawba County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Wilson Warlick

1892-1978

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024

1. Wilson Warlick Marker

Inscription. Judge of United States District Court, 1949-1978, NC Superior Court Judge, 1931-1949, first chairman of NC Probation Commission and WWI veteran. Home stands 100 yards east.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement.

Location. 35° 39.774′ N, 81° 13.836′ W. Marker is in Newton, North Carolina, in Catawba County. Marker is on Southwest Boulevard (Business U.S. 321) 0.1 miles south of Radio Station Road (North Carolina Road 1154), on the right when traveling south. Marker is in front of the Catawba County government complex. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newton NC 28658, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Civil War Raid Through Western North Carolina (approx. 0.4 miles away); M.L. McCorkle (approx. half a mile away); Catawba County War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Catawba County Confederate Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Old Court House Well (approx. half a mile away); Rutherford's March Tribute (approx. half a mile away); Hoke Smith (approx. 0.6 miles away); Charles H. Mebane (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newton.

Also see . . . Warlick, Wilson. Wilson Warlick, judge and lawyer, was born in Catawba County,

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the son of Thomas McCorkle and Martha Elizabeth Wilson Warlick. He spent his entire life in Catawba County, where he owned 300 acres inherited from his great-great-grandfather, Mathew Wilson, a Scottish Presbyterian who obtained the land by a grant from King George II on 3 Oct. 1775. (Kevin B. Haney, Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, 1996; via NCpedia) (Submitted on February 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024

2. Wilson Warlick Marker

Judge Wilson Warlick image. Click for full size.

via Catawba County Historical Museum

3. Judge Wilson Warlick

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 56 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.