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The county was formed in 1849 from a portion of Ashe county, and derives its name from the moutnains in which it is situated. It borders on the State of Virginia
Sparta, the county-seat, is about 180 miles north-west from Raleigh. Population about 100.
Surface: Hilly, and in places mountainous
Staples: Corn, wheat, oats, rye and livestock
Fruits: Apples, peaches, pears cherries &c.
Timber: Oak, chestnut, walnut, poplar, whitepine, maple &c.
Towns and Postoffices
| Town | Population |
|---|---|
| Cherry Lane | 20 |
| Delphi | 20 |
| Edmonds | 20 |
| Edwards X Roads | 10 |
| Elk Creek | 50 |
| Ennis | - |
| Glade Creek | 25 |
| Gray | 55 |
| Hooker | 10 |
| Laurel Branch | 10 |
| New River | 40 |
| Norman | 20 |
| Prather's Creek | 25 |
| Sparta | 148 |
| Nulin | - |
| Piney Creek | 75 |
| Thompson | - |
| Topia | - |
| Whitehead | - |
County Officers
Clerk Superior Court - R. S. Carson
Commissioners: M. E. Harden, D. C. Edwads, W. E. Cox, J. F.
Roberts
Coroner: None
Register of Deeds: J. C. Roup
Sheriff: Wm. F. Thompson
Solicitor 7th District: Thomas Settle
Solicitor of County: W. C. Fields
Surveyor: J. H. Williams
Treasurer: Wm. F. Thompson
Standard Keeper: James Bozer
Superintendent of Public Schools: T. J. Carson, Jr.
Board of Education: Rev. S. M. Brown, chairman
Courts
Superior Court - First Monday after third Monday in March and
September.
Inferior Court - Meets on First Monday in March and September
Townships and Magistrates
Cherry Lane - A. A. Woodruff, H. A. Duncan, Ch. Crouse, R. H. Gentry, S.
W. Smith, J. F. Roberts
Cranberry - W. H. Cheek, J. Hampton, C. J. Taylor, H. Doughton, Josiah
Caudill, John S. Miller, Terrill Caudill, Tobias Blevins, Jesse Atwood
Gap Civil - John Whitehead, H. M. Crouse, C. J. Edwards, J. M. Gambill, A.
J. Wagoner, John Choat, George Mc. Reeves
Glade Creek - Wm. Evans, M. P. Carico, S. C. Douglass, Thos. C. Douglass,
Fielding Carico, Thos. J. Douglas, W. H. Joiner, P. C. Higgins
Piney Creek - C. Parsons, Wm. Halsey, J. S. Parsons, J. C. Fields, W. W.
Nash
Prather's - Haywood Estep, Julius L. Smith, W. E. Cox, Allen Jones, A. W.
Long
Churches
| Church | Post Office | Pastor | Denomination |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia | Glade Creek | - | Meth. |
| Mt. Pleasant | Mouth of Wilson | - | Meth. |
| Mt. Zion | Scottville | - | Meth. |
| Shiloh | Sparta | - | Meth. |
| Selma | Cherry Lane | - | Meth. |
| Antioch | Sparta | B. E. Caudill | Prim. Bap. |
| Elk Creek | Sparta | B. E. Caudill | Prim. Bap. |
| Little River | Sparta | - | Prim. Bap. |
| Piney Creek | Piney Creek | Wm. Halsey | Prim. Bapt. |
| Zion | Sparta | Com. Collins | Prim. Bapt. |
| Sparta | Sparta | T. M. Honneycut | Bap. |
| Union | Sparta | A. J. Taylor | Prim. Bapt. |
| Mt. Carmel | Piney Creek | -- Baldwin | Union Bapt. |
| New Salem | Sparta | Calaway Blevins | Union Bapt. |
| Shelter | New River | -- | Union Bapt. |
Ministers Resident
Pugh, John L. - Mouth of Wilson - Methodist
Roberts, F. B. - Cherry Lane - Methodist
Caudill, B. E. - Sparta - Primitive Baptist
Collins, Commodore - Sparta - Primitive Baptist
Halsey, William - Mouth of Wilson - Primitive Baptist
Wyatt, J. M. - New River - Primitive Baptist
Taylor, A. J. - Sparta - Primitive Baptist
Blevins, Calaway - Sparta - Union Baptist
Landreth, I. W. - Sparta - Union Baptist
Hotels
Carson House, Sparta - A. J. Carson
Lawyers
Boyer, J. R. - Sparta
Doughton, R. A. - Sparta
Fields, W. C. - Sparta
Vaughn, E. L. - Sparta
Manufactories
| Kinds | Post Offices | Proprietors |
|---|---|---|
| Brooms | Edmonds | A. G. Carico |
| Brooms | Edmonds | A. O. Carico |
| Cabinet | Sparta | Miles Smith |
| Carriages | Sparta | W. M. Burchett |
| Coopering | Edmonds | Isaac Holt |
| Saddles and Harness | Sparta | W. K. Holbrook |
| Tannery | Sparta | Wesley Gilham |
| Blacksmith | Edmonds | A. McKnight |
| Blacksmith | Edmonds | Tim Murphy |
Merchants and Tradesmen
Edmonds
Carico, A. C. - Livestock
Carico, F. H. - Livestock
Higgins, Martin - Livestock
Higgins, P. C. - Livestock
Edwards' X Roads
Absher & Jones - General Store
Elk Creek
Edwards, D. C. - General Store
Laurel Springs (Ashe Co.)
Daughton, J. H. - Livestock
Grier, J. F. - Livestock
Miller, John S. - Livestock
Reeves, John - Livestock
Mouth of Wilson, Va.
McMillan, F. J. - Livestock and General Store
Norman
Norman, W. S. - General Store
Piney Creek
Weaver, W. C. - General Store
Prather's Creek
Jones, J. C. - General Store
Sparta
Edwards, H. - General Store
Fields, Hackler & Co. - General Store
Gambill, W. S. - Cattle Dealer
Gentry, D. B. - Livestock
Thompson, William - Livestock
Mines
| Kind | Post Office | Proprietor |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | Sparta | Noah Long |
| Iron | Edmonds | Hester Collins |
| Iron | Edmonds | James Galion |
Mills
| Kinds | Postoffices | Proprietor |
|---|---|---|
| Flour, corn and saw | Cherry Lane | M. Woodruff |
| Corn and saw | Cherry Lane | S. Bryan |
| Corn | Gap Civil | Lydia Jaines |
| Corn | Gap Civil | S. Edwards |
| Flour and corn | Gap Civil | Duncan & Son |
| Flour, corn and saw | Glade Creek | Wm. Higgins |
| Flour and corn | Glade Creek | Wm. Higgins |
| Flour, corn and saw | Glade Creek | H. S. Edwards |
| Corn and flour | Piney Creek | W. W. Nash |
| Corn and saw | Prather's Creek | John Grubb |
| Flour, corn and saw | Scottsville | N. H. Vanhoy |
| Flour and corn | Scottsville | John A. Jones |
| Corn and Saw | Sparta | H. F. Jones & John Gambill |
| Flour, corn and saw | Sparta | Osborn & Fields |
| Flour, corn and saw | Sparta | Maxwell & Son |
| Flour, corn and saw | Sparta | A. Moxley |
| Flour, corn and saw | Sparta | Franklin Duncan |
Physicians
Draughn, George - Sparta
Fowlkes, C. G. - Scottsville
Landreth, Stephen - Sparta
McSmith, O. - Sparta
Smith, John L. - Sparta
Schools
Collegiate Institute - Sparta
Brown, S. W. - Laurel Springs
Public Schools - twenty six for whites, three for colored
Teachers
Brown, Rev. S. W. - Sparta
Cox, W. E. - Elk Creek
Cheek, J. M. - Whitehead
Cornett, E. C. - Laurel Springs
Doughton, R. L. - Piney Creek
Fowler, R. J. - Sparta
Gentry, A. M. - Piney Creek
Hackler, F. L. - Sparta
Jones, Miss Jessie - Prather's Creek
Jones, W. R. - Sparta
Kirk, W. M. - Laurel Springs
Long, Mathew - Laurel Springs
Long, Miss. Bettie - Laurel Springs
Reeves, Everett - Laurel Springs
Reeves, L. F. - Sparta
Whittington, Miss Nora - Scottville
Farmers
Cherry Lane - F. Bryan, H. Bryan, Frank Bryan, Stephen Johnson, M. Jennings, Thompson Kenaday, Wm. Kenaday, J. Woodruff, M. Woodruff, A. J. Woodruff
Edmonds - A. O. Carico, A. G. Carico, F. H. Carico, S. Robards
Edwards X Roads - James Adres, J. R. Cox, Reeves Cox, B. F. Edwards, M. Edwards, C. McGrady, Wm. Jones, M. T. Norman
Elk Creek - J. Atwood, Allie Black, Alex Black, Wm. Black, D. Black, J. Boyers, Cloyd Cox, J. Crause, A. J. Carson, Thos. Carson, C. Cox, W. E. Cox, S. G. Earmin, Lige Earmin, O. Edwards, D. C. Edwards, S. O. Edwards, Hiram Estep, H. D. Estep, J. J. Gambill, R. Gambill, A. Hampton, H. Hill, Norman Jones, Millard Jones, D. T. Jones, Allen Jones, Wm. Jones, D. C. Jones, M. T. Jones, Franklin McMillan, Alex McMillan, A. M. McMillan, Caleb Osborne, John Roup, Wiley Reeves, Alvin Richardson, A. D. Reeves, G. T. Reeves, H. S. Reeves, Richard Sanders, John Smith, F. South
Laurel Springs - Josiah Blevins, Tobias Blevins, W. B. Cheek, J. H. Doughton, R. L. Doughton, Calvin Long, John S. Miller, J. A. Osborne, C. Osborne, Joseph Phillips, W. B. Reeves, J. H. Stamper, C. J. Taylor, A. J. Taylor, Ben Taylor, Dock Taylor
Laurel Branch - T. M. Caudill, C. Cruise, T. L. Harris, H. Harris, J. G. Harris, Wm. Harris, M. V. B. Norman, D. J. Roberts, J. F. Roberts, E. Eimmons, A. M. Smith, M. Woodruff
New River - L. J. Caudill, S. F. Halsey, M. F. Osborne, L. Z. Osborne, S. C. Parsons, Joshua Pritchett, J. M. Parsons, Floyd Parsons, Freeling Parsons, Cleven Parsons, F. N. Roup, D. Sturgill
Norman - M. Edwards, P. C. Higgins
Piney Creek - Ira Halsey, J. R. Hyatt, Caleb Parsons, John S. Parsons, John Weaver
Sparta - Thomas Atwood, Marshall Brown, F. B. Cheek, W. B. Cheek, Henderson Cheek, J. F. Caudill, B. E. Caudill, A. Carson, A. J. Carson, R. S. Carson, T. J. Carson, D. A. Duncan, Wesley Duncan, G. W. Duncan, C. H. Doughton, F. S. Doughton, R. A. Doughton, J. B. Doughton, C. J. Edwards, Thomas Edwards, J. C. Edwards, H. J. Estep, David Evans, Wm. Evans, Reeves Edwards, Richard Edwards, Jr., Morris Edwards, Edwards, Cheek & Co., H. S. Edwards, Isham Fender, Allen Fender, W. C. Fields, Sol. Fender, Wesley Gilham, Robert Gambill, J. J. Gambill, John Gambill, William Gambill, James Gambill, R. C. Gentry, Jr., W. E. Hardin, William Hoppers, W. R. Holbrook, David Holbrook, J. T. Hawthorn, Alex Hampton, H. F. Jones, Thomas Jarvis, Thomas Moxley, Alex Moxley, Sr., George McReeves, W. L. Norman, J. H. Parks, Mrs. C. A. Parks, M. B. Reeves, Richard Rector, J. L. Smith, Joseph Shumate, T. H. Southerland, Richard Sanders, G. W. Sexton, L. D. Sexton, J. L. Smith, S. H. Thompson, J. T. Thompson, John Teder, Silas Teder, A. H. Toliver, Jesse Toliver, M. B. Toliver, Wm. F. Thompson, J. I. Thompson, Robert Thompson, A. C. Underwood, E. F. Vaughn, E. L. Vaughn, W. B. Woodruff, A. J. Waggoner, John Whited, Wm. Whited, Sam'l Wiley, Wm. Whitt