HENDERSON COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of North Carolina. Area, 700 square miles. Face of the country, mountainous, the Blue Ridge traversing the east and south. Seat of justice, Hendersonville. Pop. in 1840, 5,129; in 1850, 6,853.

HAYWOOD COUNTY, situated on the northwesterly boundary of North Carolina. Area, 1,200 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil generally sterile, but near the streams, rich. Seat of justice, Waynesville. Pop. in 1810, 2,780; in 1820, 4,073; in 1830, 4,578; in 1840, 4,975; in 1850, 7,074.

HALIFAX COUNTY, situated toward the northerly part of North Carolina, with Roanoke river on the northeast. Area, 720 square miles. Face of the country, generally level; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Halifax. Pop. in 1810, 15,620; in 1820, 17,237; in 1830, 17,738; 1840, 16,865; in 1850, 16,589.

GREENE COUNTY, situated toward the easterly part of North Carolina. Face of the country uneven; soil generally productive. Seat of justice, Snow Hill. Pop. in 1820, 4,553; in 1830, 6,313; in 1840, 6,595; in 1850, 6,619.

GUILFORD COUNTY, situated toward the northerly of North Carolina. Area, 672 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil productive. Seat of justice, Greensborough. Pop. in 1820, 14,511; in 1830, 18,735; in 1840, 19,175; in 1850, 19,754.

GRANVILLE COUNTY, situated on the northern boundary of North Carolina, and traversed by Tar river. Area, 828 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil generally productive. Seat of justice, Oxford. Pop. in 1810, 15,576; in 1820, 18,216; in 1830, 19,343; in 1840, 18,817; in 1850, 21,249.

Gates County, N. C., c. h. at Gatesville. Bounded N. by Virginia, E. by Camden and Pasquotank counties, S. by Perquimans and Chowan, and W. by Chowan and Blackwater Rivers, separating it from Hertford co.

GASTON COUNTY, situated on the southern boundary of North Carolina. Area, ------- square miles. Seat of justice, Hoylesville. Pop. in 1850, 8,073.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, situated toward the northerly part of North Carolina, and traversed by Tar river. Area, 40 square miles. Face of the country uneven; soil in the valleys generally fertile. Seat of justice, Louisburgh. Pop. in 1810, 10,166; in 1820, 9,741; in 1830, 10,665; in 1840, 10,980; in 1850, 11,713.

EDGECOMBE COUNTY, situated toward the easterly part of North Carolina. Traversed by Tar river. Area, 650 square miles. Face of the country level; soil sandy and of inferior quality. Seat of justice, Tarborough. Pop in 1810, 12,423; in 1830, 13,276; in 1830, 14,933; in 1840, 15,708; in 1850, 17,189.