Place:Beaufort, North Carolina, United States

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Name	Beaufort
Alt names	Pamtecough Precinct	source: 1705-1712 name in Bath County
	Beaufort Precinct	source: 1712-1739 name in Bath County
	Beaufort County	source: 1739-present name
Type	County
Coordinates	35.433°N 76.867°W
Located in	North Carolina, United States (1729 - )
Also located in	Bath, North Carolina, United States (1705 - 1739)
See also	Pamlico, North Carolina, United States	Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)

Contained Places

Cemetery: Oakdale Cemetery
Census-designated place: River Road
Inhabited place: Acre; Alfred; Alligoods; Aurora; Bath; Batts Crossroads; Bayview; Beach Grove; Beckwith; Belhaven; Bishops Cross; Blounts Creek; Bonnerton; Boyds Fork; Bunyan; Burbage Crossroads; Camp Hardee; Camp Leach; Campbell Creek; Chocowinity; Cockrell Beach; Core Point; Cotan; Cotton Patch Landing; Coxs Crossroads; Dinah Landing; Douglas Crossroads; Durham Creek; Edward; Egypt; Everetts Crossroads; Five Points; Frederick; Gaylord; Gerard Landing; Gilead; Godley Store; Hall Swamp; Haslin Corner; Hawkins Landing; Hootentown; Hunters Bridge; Idalia; Jessama; Johnson Siding; Jones Store; Latham; Leechville; Leggetts Crossroads; McConnell; Midway; Mimosa Shores; Moores Beach; Morrisons Store; North Shores; Oden Mill; Old Ford; Pamlico Beach; Pantego; Pike Road; Pine Crest; Pinetown; Pineygrove; Pomouk Indian Village; Porter Junction; Porter; Prescott; Pungo; Ransomville; Reads Chapel; Rest Haven; River Acres; Riverside Park; Rodmans Quarter; Rosedale; Rover; Royal; Sandy Landing; Schoolhouse Landing; Shady Banks; Shell Landing; Sidney Crossroads; Sixth Siding; Slatestone; Small; Smithtown; South Creek; Spring Creek; Stallings Crossroads; Stilley; Stono River; Summer Haven; Swindell; Terra Ceia; Union Grove; Vinegar Hill; Walla Watta; Washington Park; Washington; Whichard Beach; Whitepost; Wilkinson; Wilmar; Winsteadville; Woodstock; Yeatesville

Beaufort was established in 1712 as a precinct of Bath County in the British colony of Carolina when the existing Pamtecough Precinct was renamed.

Note: North Carolina did not officially exist as a separate colony until 1729 or a state until 1789.

1 Timeline
2 Records
3 Population History
4 Research Tips
5 Modern Beaufort County
6 Resources

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Timeline

1705 - Bath County establishes Pamtecough Precinct within its borders in the British colony of Carolina (Province of Carolina).

1712 - Pamtecough Precinct is renamed to Beaufort Precinct.

1729 - Beaufort Precinct of Bath County becomes located in the newly separate British colony of North Carolina (Province of North Carolina).

1739 - Beaufort Precinct is renamed to Beaufort County, when Bath County is abolished.

21 Nov 1789 - Beaufort County becomes located in the new state of North Carolina.

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Records

Date	Event	Source
1695	Land records recorded.	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1705	Precinct formed	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1720	Probate records recorded	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1739	County formed
1744	Court records recorded	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790	First census	Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1847	Marriage records recorded	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1900	No significant boundary changes after this year	Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Census Year	Population
1790	5,462
1800	6,242
1810	7,203
1820	9,850
1830	10,969
1840	12,225
1850	13,816
1860	14,766
1870	13,011
1880	17,474
1890	21,072
1900	26,404
1910	30,877
1920	31,024
1930	35,026
1940	36,431
1950	37,134
1960	36,014
1970	35,980
1980	40,355
1990	42,283

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Research Tips

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Modern Beaufort County

the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Beaufort County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 44,652. Its county seat is Washington. The county was founded in 1705 as Pamptecough Precinct. Originally included in Bath County, it was renamed Beaufort Precinct in 1712 and became Beaufort County in 1739.

This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Beaufort County, North Carolina. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

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