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Official Website
The county was formed December 3, 1705, as Wickham Precinct, one of three precincts within Bath County. The name "Wickham" was derived from the manor of "Temple Wycombe" in Buckinghamshire, England, the family home of John Archdale, Governor of North and South Carolina from 1695 to 1696. In 1712 it was renamed Hyde Precinct, for Edward Hyde, Governor of North Carolina from 1711 to 1712. In 1739 Bath County was abolished, and Hyde Precinct became Hyde County.
Adjacent Counties
Communities & Townships
- Engelhard
- Fairfield
- Germantown
- Lake Landing
- Last Chance
- Mattamuskeet
- Nebraska
- Ocracoke
- Ponzer
- Scranton
- Swan Quarter (County Seat)
Cemeteries
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge (part)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (part)
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (part)
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge
