Creedmoor, North Carolina
| Creedmoor, North Carolina | |
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| Nickname(s): Mule Town | |
 Location of Creedmoor, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 36°7′23″N 78°41′0″W / 36.12306°N 78.68333°WCoordinates: 36°7′23″N 78°41′0″W / 36.12306°N 78.68333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Granville |
| Founded | April 10, 1885 |
| Incorporated | 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Founder | Robert Fleming |
| • Mayor | Darryl D. Moss |
| • Incorporator | Thomas Lyon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.8 sq mi (12.4 km2) |
| • Land | 4.6 sq mi (11.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 374 ft (114 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,124 |
| • Density | 900/sq mi (347.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 27522, 27564 |
| Area code(s) | 919 |
| FIPS code | 37-15320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1019853 |
| Website | www |
Creedmoor is a city in Granville County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,124 at the 2010 census.
In 1885, a group of 25 taxpayers of Granville County including Civil War Confederate veteran Robert Fleming appeared before the Board of Commissioners for the County of Granville with a petition from the Dutchville Township. The petition made a proposition to subscribe ten thousand dollars to the capital stock of the Oxford and Clarksville Railroad Company. Under the provisions of the act of the General Assembly of North Carolina which was entitled "An Act to Incorporate", the Oxford and Clarksville Railroad Company was notified on 28 February 1885. The proposal was thereby approved under the provisions of the General Assembly of North Carolina. As a result, it was ordered that the election of subscribing the said sum of ten thousand dollars to the capital stock of the said railroad company be submitted to the qualified voters of the Dutchville Township and that an election be held in the said township at the proper voting place therein on 8 October 1887.
Over the next few years, Creedmoor served as a railroad depot between the Clarksville and Oxford Railroad and the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad. In 1886, Thomas B. Lyon applied to the Postal Department for a post office to be located in Creedmoor. Lyon's request was granted on 10 April 1886. John Harmon was appointed as the first postmaster. In September of that same year, Samuel C. Lyon, son of Thomas B. Lyon, was appointed postmaster.
Creedmoor was incorporated in 1905, having previously been known as "Creedmore". The first mayor was Joseph L. Peed (1859–1936). In 1888 Lyon sold part of his land to the Durham and Northern Railroad for track to run through the town. Linking Creedmoor to Henderson and Durham was a major cause of growth of this town. The old Seaboard train depot building still stands at its location on Elm Street, making it over 120 years old.
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