Edgecombe County

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Edgecombe County is a county in eastern North Carolina that includes part of the city of Rocky Mount and is known for its agricultural heritage and historic communities.

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Edgecombe County canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
bordersOn Greene County
Halifax County
Martin County
Nash County NERFINISHED
Pitt County
Wilson County
country United States of America
hasAreaCode 252
hasCharacteristic historic communities
hasCountySeat Tarboro
hasEconomySector agriculture
manufacturing
services
hasFIPSCode 37065
hasGNISID 1020200
hasGovernmentType county government
hasHeritage agricultural heritage
hasJudicialDistrict North Carolina Superior Court District 7
hasLargestCity Rocky Mount
hasLegislativeBody Edgecombe County Board of Commissioners
hasNotableFeature Princeville African American heritage
historic downtown Tarboro
hasSettlement Conetoe
Leggett
Macclesfield
Pinetops
Princeville
Rocky Mount
Sharpsburg
Speed
Tarboro
Whitakers
includesPartOf Rocky Mount
locatedIn North Carolina
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Atlantic Coastal Plain
locatedInRegion eastern North Carolina
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter Richard Edgecombe
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf North Carolina
United States
roadServedBy North Carolina Highway 42
North Carolina Highway 97
U.S. Route 258 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 64 NERFINISHED
subdivisionType county of North Carolina

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rocky Mount, North Carolina county Edgecombe County
Wilson County borders Edgecombe County