Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of North Carolina, and traversed by Dan river. Area, 475 square miles. Seat of justice, Wentworth. Pop. in 1810, 10,316; in 1820, 11,474; in 1830, 12,935; in 1840, 13,442; in 1850 14,495. (Fanning's, 1853)