History: Wake County

Formation Both political and administrative reasons led to the creation of Wake County in the year 1771. Angry Regulators were staging uprisings in the back country. Lawmakers felt that more control could be exercised over the…

The bill of the General Assembly creating Wake County in 1771 reads in part: On the outside of the paper when folded, "A Bill for Erecting Part of Johnston Cumberland and Orange counties into a Seperate and distinct County by the…