Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
SURRY COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of North Carolina, and traversed by Yadkin river. Area, 726 square miles. Face of the country, hilly and mountainous. Seat of justice, Rockford. Pop. in 1810, 10,366; in 1820, 12,320; in 1830, 14,504; in 1840, 15,079; in 1850, 18,443. (Fanning's, 1853)