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Edenton District of North Carolina
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New Bern District of North Carolina
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Wilmington District of North Carolina
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| June 9, 1794 1 Stat. 395 |
Counties of Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans, and Tyrrell.
The statute assigned to the district all the counties in the state district of Edenton. |
Counties of Beaufort, Carteret, Caswell, Chatham, Craven, Edgecomb, Franklin, Glasgow, Granville, Halifax, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Orange, Person, Pitt, Randolph, Wake, Warren, and Wayne.
The statute assigned to the district all the counties in the state districts of Halifax, Hillsborough, and New Bern. |
Counties of Anson, Bladen, Brunswick, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Cumberland, Duplin, Guilford, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, New Hanover, Onslow, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Stokes, Surry, and Wilkes.
The statute assigned to the district all the counties in the state districts of Fayetteville, Morgan, Salisbury, and Wilmington. |
| March 3, 1797 1 Stat. 517 |
The statute reorganized the state as one judicial district. | The statute reorganized the state as one judicial district. | The statute reorganized the state as one judicial district. |
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Albemarle District of North Carolina
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Cape Fear District of North Carolina
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Pamptico District of North Carolina
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| February 13, 1801 2 Stat. 89 Repealed March 8, 1802 Reestablished April 29, 1802 |
Counties of Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Edgecomb, Franklin, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
The statute assigned to the district all counties in the state districts of Edenton and Halifax. |
Counties of Anson, Ashe, Bladen, Brunswick, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Cumberland, Duplin, Guilford, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, New Hanover, Onslow (partial), Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Stokes, Surry, and Wilkes.
The statute assigned to the district all parts of the state not assigned to the Albemarle or Pamptico District. |
Counties of Beaufort, Carteret, Caswell, Chatham, Craven, Granville, Greene, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow (partial), Orange, Person, Pitt, Randolph, Wake, and Wayne.
The statute assigned to the district all counties in the state districts of Hillsborough and New Bern as well as the part of the state district of Wilmington lying north and east of the New River. |
| June 4, 1872 17 Stat. 215 |
The statute reorganized the state into Eastern and Western Districts. | The statute reorganized the state into Eastern and Western Districts. | The statute reorganized the state into Eastern and Western Districts. |
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Eastern District of North Carolina
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Middle District of North Carolina
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Western District of North Carolina
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| June 4, 1872 17 Stat. 215 |
Counties of Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Duplin, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Tyrrell, Wake, Warren, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson. | Not yet established. | Counties of Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarras, Caldwell, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Graham, Guilford, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Polk, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey. |
| August 9, 1894 28 Stat. 274 |
Counties of Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chatham, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Tyrrell, Wake, Warren, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson. | Not yet established. | Counties of Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarras, Caldwell, Caswell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Graham, Guilford, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Orange, Polk, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey. |
| March 3, 1911 36 Stat. 1120 |
Counties of Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chatham, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Martin, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Robeson, Richmond, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson. | Not yet established. | Counties of Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Caswell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Graham, Guilford, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Orange, Polk, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey. |
| March 2, 1927 44 Stat. 1339 |
Counties of Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson. | Counties of Alamance, Alleghany, Ashe, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin. | Counties of Alexander, Anson, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Union, and Yancey. |
| June 28, 1935 49 Stat. 429 |
Counties of Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson. | Counties of Alamance, Alleghany, Ashe, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin. | The statute made no changes to the district. |
| August 17, 1937 50 Stat. 671 |
Counties of Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Tyrrell, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson. | Counties of Alamance, Alleghany, Ashe, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin. | Counties of Alexander, Anson, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Union, and Yancey. |
| October 15, 1980 94 Stat. 2053 |
Counties of Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Durham (the portion encompassing the federal correctional institution at Butner), Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Tyrrell, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson. | Counties of Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham (except for the portion encompassing the federal correctional institution at Butner), Forsyth, Guilford, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin. | Counties of Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey. |
| July 6, 2021 135 Stat. 299 |
Counties of Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Durham (the portion encompassing the federal correctional institution at Butner), Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Tyrrell, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilson, and those portions of Hoke, Moore, Richmond, and Scotland encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall. | Counties of Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham (except for the portion encompassing the federal correctional institution at Butner), Forsyth, Guilford, Hoke (except for the portion encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Lee, Montgomery, Moore (except for the portion encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond (except for the portion encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Rockingham, Rowan, Scotland (except for the portion encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Stanly, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin. | The statute made no changes to the district. |
| *Historical county information obtained from William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, at The Newberry Library. **Historical state district information obtained from the North Carolina State Archives. |
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