Chatham County, County administration center in Pittsboro, North Carolina, US
Chatham County extends across 709 square miles of North Carolina's Piedmont region, containing five principal towns and multiple waterways with rolling landscape features.
The county was established in 1771 from Orange County territory and named after William Pitt, First Earl of Chatham, who served as British Prime Minister.
The Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival brings together musicians and performers twice each year for a four-day celebration of arts in natural surroundings.
The county's Board of Commissioners consists of five members who manage local policies and services through regular meetings at the Pittsboro administrative center.
The geographic center point of North Carolina sits within Chatham County's boundaries, northwest of the city of Sanford near the Deep River.
Location: North Carolina
Inception: 1771
Capital city: Pittsboro
Website: http://www.chathamnc.org
Shares border with: Orange County, Durham County, Wake County, Harnett County, Lee County, Alamance County, Moore County, Randolph County
Website: http://chathamnc.org
GPS coordinates: 35.70000,-79.26000
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:50
Jordan Lake
22 km
Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge
14.5 km
Jordan Lake Educational State Forest
21.3 km
Chatham County Courthouse
7.8 km
Samuel Bartley Holleman House
32.9 km
Marley House
26.7 km
Pittsboro Historic District
7.9 km
Pittsboro Masonic Lodge
8 km
Baldwin's Mill
14.3 km
Lewis Freeman House
7.6 km
Hawkins Avenue Historic District
24.9 km
Joseph B. Stone House
24.5 km
Hall-London House
7.9 km
A. P. Terry House
6.9 km
Sheriff Stephen Wiley Brewer Farmstead
8.5 km
Dr. E. H. Ward Farm
17.2 km
Siler City Commercial Historic District
18.6 km
Patrick St. Lawrence House
8.1 km
Ebenezer Methodist Church
23.1 km
Reid House
7.7 km
Luther Clegg House
8.7 km
Henry Adolphus London House
7.2 km
McClenahan House
8.1 km
London Cottage
7.2 km
Robert Joseph Moore House
14.4 km
New Hope Valley Railway
26.2 km
O'Kelly's Chapel
33.9 km
New Hill Historic District
29 kmReviews
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