Granville County, North Carolina

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Granville County, North Carolina is a largely rural county in the north-central part of the state known for its agricultural heritage, tobacco history, and proximity to the Research Triangle region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderingCounty Durham County, North Carolina
Franklin County, North Carolina
Person County, North Carolina
Vance County, North Carolina
Wake County, North Carolina
Warren County, North Carolina
borderingState Virginia
borders Virginia
contains Oxford, North Carolina
surface form: City of Oxford, North Carolina

Town of Butner, North Carolina
Town of Creedmoor, North Carolina
Town of Stem, North Carolina
Town of Stovall, North Carolina
country United States of America
economySector agriculture
manufacturing
FIPSCode 37-077
formationYear 1746
formedFrom Edgecombe County, North Carolina
GNISID 1020490
governmentType county government
hasJurisdictionOver Butner, North Carolina
Town of Creedmoor, North Carolina
surface form: Creedmoor, North Carolina

Oxford, North Carolina
Town of Stem, North Carolina
surface form: Stem, North Carolina

Town of Stovall, North Carolina
surface form: Stovall, North Carolina
hasWebsite https://www.granvillecounty.org/
historicalIndustry tobacco farming
tobacco processing
ISOCode US-NC
knownFor agricultural heritage
rural character
tobacco production
largestCity Oxford, North Carolina
legislativeBody Granville County Board of Commissioners
locatedIn North Carolina
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInRegion north-central North Carolina
namedAfter John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
near Research Triangle
surface form: Research Triangle region
observesDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
partOf Piedmont region of North Carolina
Research Triangle
surface form: Research Triangle metropolitan area
seat Oxford, North Carolina
state North Carolina
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Durham County, North Carolina borders Granville County, North Carolina
Orange County, North Carolina formedFrom Granville County, North Carolina
Person County, North Carolina borderedBy Granville County, North Carolina
The Triangle containsCounty Granville County, North Carolina
this entity surface form: Granville County
Wake County, North Carolina adjacentTo Granville County, North Carolina
Town of Butner, North Carolina county Granville County, North Carolina
Granville County Board of Commissioners governs Granville County, North Carolina
Granville County Board of Commissioners jurisdiction Granville County, North Carolina
this entity surface form: Granville County
Granville County Board of Commissioners meetsIn Granville County, North Carolina
Town of Creedmoor, North Carolina county Granville County, North Carolina
Town of Stem, North Carolina county Granville County, North Carolina
Town of Stem, North Carolina locatedIn Granville County, North Carolina
Town of Stovall, North Carolina county Granville County, North Carolina
Town of Stovall, North Carolina partOf Granville County, North Carolina
Town of Stovall, North Carolina locatedInMetropolitanArea Granville County, North Carolina
this entity surface form: Granville County micropolitan region
Thomas Person residence Granville County, North Carolina
Falls Lake, North Carolina locatedIn Granville County, North Carolina
subject surface form: Falls Lake
Vance County, North Carolina borders Granville County, North Carolina
North Carolina Highway 96 passesThrough Granville County, North Carolina
Oxford, North Carolina county Granville County, North Carolina
Franklin County, North Carolina borderedBy Granville County, North Carolina
Butner, North Carolina county Granville County, North Carolina
Benjamin Hawkins placeOfBirth Granville County, North Carolina
this entity surface form: Granville County, Province of North Carolina
Tally Ho, North Carolina, United States locatedIn Granville County, North Carolina
subject surface form: Tally Ho, North Carolina