Tom Winslow's Iredell County NCGenWeb Home Page for Genealogy and History.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY NC GENEALOGY Cumberland County, North Carolina, was formed in 1754 from Bladen County. The county was named in honor of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, (1721-65) The first county seat was named Cumberland Court House. In 1762 Campbelton was established at Cross Creek. Campbelton and Cross Creek were merged in 1778. In honor of Lafayette, Campbelton changed its name to ...