Rockingham County, North Carolina

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Rockingham County, North Carolina is a predominantly rural county in the north-central part of the state, known for its small towns, agricultural heritage, and proximity to the Virginia border.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borders Virginia
contains Bethany, North Carolina
Eden, North Carolina
Huntsville, North Carolina
Madison, North Carolina
Mayodan, North Carolina
Monroeton, North Carolina
Reidsville, North Carolina
Ruffin, North Carolina
Stoneville, North Carolina
Wentworth, North Carolina
country United States of America
countySeat Wentworth, North Carolina
dateEstablished 1785
FIPSCode 37157
formedFrom Guilford County
surface form: Guilford County, North Carolina
GNISID 1022120
hasAreaUnit square miles
hasBorderWith Caswell County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Franklin County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Guilford County
surface form: Guilford County, North Carolina

Henry County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Pittsylvania County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Stokes County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic agricultural heritage
predominantly rural
hasGovernmentType county government
hasJudicialDistrict North Carolina District Court District 17A
North Carolina Superior Court District 17A
hasLegislativeBody Rockingham County Board of Commissioners
hasSchoolDistrict Rockingham County Schools
isPartOf north-central North Carolina
knownFor furniture manufacturing history
textile manufacturing history
tobacco farming
largestCity Eden, North Carolina
locatedIn North Carolina
Piedmont region of North Carolina
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
partOf Greensboro–High Point metropolitan area
surface form: United States Census Bureau’s Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
seat Wentworth, North Carolina
state North Carolina
subdivisionType county
traversedByRiver Dan River
Haw River headwaters
Mayo River NERFINISHED

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Reidsville, North Carolina county Rockingham County, North Carolina
Reidsville, North Carolina partOf Rockingham County, North Carolina
Reidsville, North Carolina isCountySeatOf Rockingham County, North Carolina
Eden, North Carolina county Rockingham County, North Carolina
Alamance County, North Carolina borderedBy Rockingham County, North Carolina
Caswell County, North Carolina bordersWith Rockingham County, North Carolina
Haw River flowsThrough Rockingham County, North Carolina
Reidsville City Council locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Rockingham County, North Carolina
Lake Reidsville locatedIn Rockingham County, North Carolina
Reidsville Downtown Historic District locatedIn Rockingham County, North Carolina
Reidsville Downtown Historic District county Rockingham County, North Carolina
Governor Reid House locatedIn Rockingham County, North Carolina
Governor Reid House county Rockingham County, North Carolina
Reidsville High School county Rockingham County, North Carolina
Reidsville High School locatedIn Rockingham County, North Carolina
Rockingham Now coversArea Rockingham County, North Carolina
Rockingham Now locationServed Rockingham County, North Carolina
Jaycee Park locatedIn Rockingham County, North Carolina
David Settle Reid birthPlace Rockingham County, North Carolina
Rockingham County Schools county Rockingham County, North Carolina
Rockingham County Schools serves Rockingham County, North Carolina
Reidsville Middle School locatedIn Rockingham County, North Carolina
Reidsville Middle School regionServed Rockingham County, North Carolina
North Carolina's 5th congressional district containsCounty Rockingham County, North Carolina
this entity surface form: Rockingham County (part)
Troublesome Creek locatedIn Rockingham County, North Carolina
subject surface form: Troublesome Creek (North Carolina)