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Rowan County (/ r oʊ ˈ æ n / roh-AN) is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina that was formed in 1753, as part of the British Province of North Carolina.It was originally a vast territory with unlimited western boundaries, but its size was reduced to 524 square miles (1,360 km 2) after several counties were formed from Rowan County in the 18th and 19th centuries.
FIPS code. 37-58860 [4] GNIS feature ID. 2405407 [2] Website. www .salisburync .gov. Salisbury ( / ˈsɔːlzbɛri / SAWLZ-ber-ee) [5] [6] is a city in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, United States; it has been the county seat of Rowan County since 1753 when its territory extended to the Mississippi River.
Mount Ulla Township is located in the Piedmont region, western Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. Its outline is defined by natural and man-made landmarks. Township's Northern boundary follows in the vicinity of Knox Road, Knox School Road, and Beaverdam Creek, stopping short of Backcreek Church Road.
Morgan Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 3,439 according to the 2000 census . Geographically, Morgan Township occupies 61.13 square miles (158.3 km 2) in southeastern Rowan County and is the largest township by land area in Rowan County.
Granite Quarry was originally named Woodville when it was founded in the late 1800s. However, the first post office in the town was established under the name of Woodsides in 1891, after a prominent family in the area named Woodsides. The name was officially changed to Woodsides when the town was incorporated on March 7, 1901, by the North ...
Unity Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 2,215 according to the 2010 census. [1] Geographically, Unity Township occupies 24.82 square miles (64.3 km 2) in northwestern Rowan County. There are no incorporated municipalities in Unity Township.
Steele Township is located in western central Rowan County and occupies 21.97 square miles (56.9 km 2 ). There are no incorporated municipalities in Steele Township. The northern border of the township follows Beaverdam and Withrow Creeks, NC Hwy 801, and the Norfolk Southern railroad to Second Creek. The eastern border goes along Richard Road ...
History. In 1831, the first post office in the general vicinity of present-day Cleveland was established. It was named Cowansville. In 1850 before Western North Carolina (WNC) Railroad was built, the post office and thus the town in the vicinity of present-day Cleveland was called Rowan Mills, getting its name from a large five-story flour milled owned by Osborn Giles Foard (1820-1882), who ...