Chambersburg Township, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:Chambersburg Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Name1: North Carolina
Subdivision Name2:Iredell
Government Type:non-functioning county subdivision
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1868
Mapsize:250x200px
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:125.36
Area Land Km2:124.58
Area Water Km2:0.78
Area Total Sq Mi:48.4
Area Land Sq Mi:48.1
Area Water Sq Mi:0.3
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:11,344
Population Density Km2:91.1
Population Density Sq Mi:235.8
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:264
Elevation Ft:866
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes[1]
Postal Code:27013, 28166, 28625, 28677
Area Code:704, 980[2] [3]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:097-90616
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1026814

Chambersburg Township is a township in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. The 2010 United States Census reported a total population of 11,344.[4]

Geography

Chambersburg Township covers an area of 48.4 square miles (125.36 km2), and of this, 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), or 0.62 percent, is water.

Chambersburg Township lies within the Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin.[5] Bodies of water within Chambersburg Township include the following.[6] This is not a complete list.

City

Unincorporated communities

Historical sites of interest

The Enola Post Office (1858-1872) was established west of Statesville at the intersection of the Western Road and Georgia Road when the Western North Carolina Railroad was completed in 1858. The first postmaster was Robert Wallace Leslie (1835-1894).[27] The Enola Post Office was used in enumeration of residents in the 1860 and 1870 U.S. Federal Census. The postal route covered residents north of the rail line to the South Yadkin River and south of the rail line in School District 51. While the name "Enola" is reported to have come from a popular novel of the day (Enola; Or, Her Fatal Mistake[28] by Mary Young Ridenbaugh, published in 1886), it most likely predates this book. "Enola" is "Alone" spelled backwards. Although the Enola Post Office was discontinued in 1872, Thomas J. Conger established a post office there in 1889, called Conger's. Conger's was discontinued in 1880. The main post office and rail station east of Statesville was later known as Elmwood.[29] [30]

The community of Vance was located in Chambersburg Springs Township from 1882-1901 with William W. Turner (1844-1926) as first post master.[31]

Cemeteries

Cemeteries exist within the boundaries of Chambersburg Township at the following locations. This is not to be considered a complete list.

Transportation

Major highways

Recreation

Chambersburg Township has several public and private places for recreation.

Public

See also

Adjacent townships

The United States Census Bureau shows the following townships adjacent to Chambersburg.[43]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iredell County, NC, Official Website, Map Gallery . 2018-04-09 . Iredell County, NC.
  2. Web site: AllAreaCodes.com 704 . 2018-04-10 . AllAreaCodes.com.
  3. Web site: AllAreaCodes.com 980 . 2018-04-10 . AllAreaCodes.com.
  4. Web site: GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place: 2010 Census Summary File 1 . 2018-04-08 . . https://archive.today/20200213235038/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US37097 . 2020-02-13 . dead .
  5. Web site: Yadkin/Pee Dee River Basin Association: About the Basin - Map . 2018-04-09 . Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Association.
  6. Web site: Chambersburg Township, Google Maps . 2018-04-08 . Google.
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  11. Elpikora School Destroyed by Fire. North Carolina Education. 10. 8. April 1916. 17.
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  13. Web site: Cool Springs History. Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department. March 11, 2022.
  14. Book: History of Elmwood Presbyterian Church (1887-1939). Fleming, John K.. 1939.
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  17. Web site: Iredell County Towns with Post Offices. January 31, 2019. Lewis, J.D..
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  19. Web site: Cooperative Extension Serving People. Agriculture Extension Service.
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  22. Book: New Salem Story. Elwell, Henry G.. 1980.
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  27. Web site: Robert Wallace Leslie. FamilySearch. July 10, 2022.
  28. Book: Ridenbaugh . Mary Young . Enola; Or, Her Fatal Mistake . 1886 . For the author . Kentucky . 8 August 2023 . en . Volume 3 of Wright American fiction.
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  30. U.S. Federal Census for Iredell County, North Carolina, 1860 and 1870
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  32. Web site: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abilene Church, Chambersburg Township, North Carolina . 2018-04-08 . United States Board on Geographic Names.
  33. Web site: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amity Church, Chambersburg Township, North Carolina . 2018-04-08 . United States Board on Geographic Names.
  34. Web site: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bethesda Church, Chambersburg Township, North Carolina . 2018-04-08 . United States Board on Geographic Names.
  35. Web site: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Faith Church, Chambersburg Township, North Carolina . 2018-04-08 . United States Board on Geographic Names.
  36. Web site: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gays Chapel, Chambersburg Township, North Carolina . 2018-04-08 . United States Board on Geographic Names.
  37. Web site: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Salem Church, Chambersburg Township, North Carolina . 2018-04-08 . United States Board on Geographic Names.
  38. Web site: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oakdale Church, Chambersburg Township, North Carolina . 2018-04-08 . United States Board on Geographic Names.
  39. Web site: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shady Grove Church, Chambersburg Township, North Carolina . 2018-04-08 . United States Board on Geographic Names.
  40. Web site: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shiloh Presbyterian Church, Chambersburg Township, North Carolina . 2018-04-08 . United States Board on Geographic Names.
  41. Web site: City of Statesville, North Carolina - Greenways . 2018-04-11 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180412145844/http://www.statesvillenc.net/Departments/Recreationamp;Parks/Greenways/tabid/366/Default.aspx . 2018-04-12 . dead .
  42. Web site: City of Statesville, North Carolina - Parks . 2018-04-11 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180412145704/http://www.statesvillenc.net/Departments/Recreationamp;Parks/Parks/tabid/185/Default.aspx . 2018-04-12 . dead .
  43. Web site: TIGERweb . 2018-04-08 . United States Census Bureau.

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