Walnut Creek in Lenoir County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dobbs County Court House
Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 19, 2013
1. Dobbs County Court House Marker
Dobbs County Court House
1758-1791
The following counties
were formed from Dobbs.
Greene (formerly Glascow) 1779
Wayne 1779
Lenoir 1791
Erected by the Wayne County
Committee North Carolina Society
Colonial Dames Of America
1935
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.
Location. 35° 17.112′ N, 77° 51.893′ W. Marker is in Walnut Creek, North Carolina, in Lenoir County. It is on Dobbs County Court House Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: La Grange NC 28551, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Dobbs County Court House (approx. 2.3 miles away); Dobbs County (approx. 2.4 miles away); Engagement at Whitehall (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Battle of Whitehall (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Whitehall (approx. 4.1 miles away); William Dunn Moseley (approx. 4.3 miles away); James Y. Joyner (approx. 4½ miles away); Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (approx. 7.7 miles away).
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Also see . . . Dobbs County Court House. in 1758, Dobbs County was formed from Johnston. The order annexing Dobbs, the state historical department's book states, is as follows: "...That from & after the Tenth day of April next the said county be divided by the dividing line between the Parish of St. Patrick & the Parish of St. Stephen; & that part of the said county which is now the Parish of St. Stephen, remain, be called & known by the name of Johnston; & that part of the said county which is the Parish of St. Patrick, be thenceforth erected into a distinct county & called & known by the name of Dobbs." (Submitted on April 30, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 19, 2013
2. Dobbs County Court House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,527 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
