Place:Warrenton, Warren, North Carolina, United States

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NameWarrenton
Alt namesHastingssource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37031256
TypeTown
Coordinates36.4°N 78.157°W
Located inWarren, North Carolina, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Warrenton is a town in, and the county seat of, Warren County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 862 at the 2010 census. Warrenton, now served by U.S. routes 158 and 401, was founded in 1779. It became one of the wealthiest towns in the state from 1840 to 1860, being a trading center of an area of rich tobacco and cotton plantations. It has a large stock of historic architecture buildings. More than 90 percent of its buildings are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and its National Historic District encompasses nearly half its area.

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