Averasboro, North Carolina

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Averasboro was a town located in Cumberland County, North Carolina. The town is mostly known for the Battle of Averasboro.

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History

The town of Averasboro (originally Averasburg), [1] named after William Avera, [2] [3] [1] was established in 1791 by the North Carolina General Assembly. [2] [3] [1] It is located on the northern bank of the Cape Fear River in northeast Cumberland County, North Carolina, [4] near the county border with Johnston. [3] The town of Averasboro was the site of an American Civil War battle known as the Battle of Averasborough. [5]

Only a cemetery and a Civil War Museum remain. [1]

Timeline

EventDateReferences
John McAllister established a gristmillBefore 1756 [1]
Avera bought McAllister Grist Mill and opened a tavern at the intersection of Old Stage Road and the ferry dock1774 [1]
Town established under the name Averasburg1791 [3] [2] [1]
Averasburg post office establishedOctober 1, 1794 [2]
Town & post office renamed to McNeillsNovember 10, 1852 [3]
McNeills post office permanently closedJuly 14, 1854 [3]
Town renamed to Averysborough:April 4, 1855 [3]
Averysborough post office establishedApril 4, 1855 [3]
Battle of Averasborough March 16-17, 1865 [5]
Town & post office renamed to AverasboroJuly 14, 1884 [3]
Averasboro post office permanently closedDecember 14, 1903 [3]

Averasboro Township

Averasboro Township, named after the former town, is one of thirteen townships in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. [6] The township had a population of 12,032 according to the 2021 Census. [7] [8] It is a part of the Dunn Micropolitan Area, which is also a part of the greater Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau.

Geographically, Averasboro Township occupies 35.61 square miles (92.2 km2) in southeastern Harnett County. The only incorporated municipality within Averasboro Township is Dunn. Averasboro Township is named for the former town of Averasboro.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Johnson, Lloyd. "Averasboro (Town of)". North Carolina History Project.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "North Carolina Ancestral Trackers Ghost Towns". www.ancestraltrackers.net. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Averasboro, North Carolina". www.carolana.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  4. ↑ "Averasboro - Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  5. 1 2 writer, Michael Futch Staff. "History buffs remember Averasboro, Bentonville as Confederacy's last stand". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  6. ↑ "Harnett County Townships Map" (PDF). gis.harnett.org.
  7. ↑ "Averasboro township, Harnett County, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ↑ "Census profile: Averasboro township, Harnett County, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
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