Editing Rowan County, North Carolina (section)

==Communities==
[[File:Map of Rowan County North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG|thumb|300px|Map of Rowan County with municipal and township labels]]

===Cities===
* [[Kannapolis, North Carolina|Kannapolis]] (mostly in Cabarrus County; incorporated in 1984)
* [[Salisbury, North Carolina|Salisbury]] (county seat and largest community; founded in 1753; first post master George Lauman, June 12, 1792)<ref name="LewisPO"/>

===Towns===
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* [[China Grove, North Carolina|China Grove]] (post office first established on November 27, 1823, with Noah Partee as postmaster; also called Luthersville in 1846–1849 and Eufaula 1855–1859)<ref name="LewisPO"/>
* [[Cleveland, North Carolina|Cleveland]] (first postmaster William A. Allison, March 3, 1887; was Third Creek 1884–1887, postmaster William L. Allison; was Rowan Mills 1856–1884, was Cowansville 1831–1856, first postmaster John Cowan)<ref name="LewisPO"/>
* [[East Spencer, North Carolina|East Spencer]] (first postmaster William J. Hatley, February 12, 1913)<ref name="LewisPO"/>
* [[Faith, North Carolina|Faith]] (first postmaster John W. Frick, January 24, 1889, to July 16, 1906; reestablished February 26, 1932, with Lawson J. McCombs postmaster))<ref name="LewisPO"/>
* [[Granite Quarry, North Carolina|Granite Quarry]] (founded in the 1800s; originally called Woodsides, first postmaster was John F. Wiley, August 7, 1891, to January 14, 1902; first postmaster was William S. Brown, January 15, 1902)<ref name="LewisPO"/>
* [[Landis, North Carolina|Landis]] (first postmaster was Joel Corriher, July 17, 1902)<ref name="LewisPO"/>
* [[Rockwell, North Carolina|Rockwell]] (first postmaster was Peter Miller, March 1, 1872)<ref name="LewisPO"/>
* [[Spencer, North Carolina|Spencer]] (founded in 1896; first postmaster Hugh Smith, July 15, 1897)<ref name="LewisPO"/>
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===Census-designated places===
* [[Enochville, North Carolina|Enochville]] (chartered town from 1874 to 1977)
* [[Gold Hill, North Carolina|Gold Hill]] (post office established on May 15, 1844, Robert E. Rives first postmaster)<ref name="LewisPO"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gold Hill CDP, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3726800|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 7, 2022}}</ref>

===Unincorporated communities===
* Barber (also known as Barber Junction; post office opened May 11, 1900; first postmaster John T. Barber)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Barber or Barber Junction|url=http://www.carolinaxroads.com/2020/07/barber-or-barber-junction.html|website=carolinaxroads}}</ref><ref name="LewisPO"/>
* [[Bear Poplar, North Carolina|Bear Poplar]] (post office from September 12, 1878, to February 11, 1966, Lucy J. Kistler first postmaster)<ref name="LewisPO"/>
* Bellemeade<ref>{{cite web|title=Bellemeade (Rowan County, NC)|url=https://roadsidethoughts.com/nc/bellemeade-xx-rowan-profile.htm|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Bostian Heights, North Carolina|Bostian Heights]] (formerly Bostians, Post office: August 6, 1875, to July 16, 1877, Sophia L. Bostian as first postmaster)<ref name="LewisPO">{{cite web|url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/Towns/Rowan_POs.htm|title=Rowan County Post Offices, 1785 to 1971|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref>
* Correll Park<ref>{{cite web|title=Cities and Towns in Rowan County, North Carolina|url=https://www.countryaah.com/cities-and-towns-in-rowan-county-north-carolina/|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Correll Park|url=https://places.us.com/north-carolina/correll-park/|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* Craven (post office from October 30, 1882, to October 15, 1915; first postmaster Allen H. Newsome)<ref name="LewisPO"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/rowan-county-1753/|title=Rowan County (1753)|last=Martin|first=Jonathan|publisher=North Carolina History Project|accessdate=May 21, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Crescent, North Carolina|Crescent]] (post office from March 5, 1898, to May 29, 1925, J.M.L. Lyerly first postmaster)<ref name="LewisPO"/>
* [[Dogwood Acres, Rowan County, North Carolina|Dogwood Acres]]
* [[Dukeville, North Carolina|Dukeville]]
* Ellis Crossroads<ref>{{cite web|title=Ellis Park|url=https://www.rowancountync.gov/460/Ellis-Park|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ellis Crossroads (Rowan County, NC)|url=https://roadsidethoughts.com/nc/ellis-crossroads-xx-rowan-profile.htm|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* Five Forks<ref>{{cite web|title=Five Forks (Rowan County, NC)|url=https://roadsidethoughts.com/nc/five-forks-xx-rowan-profile.htm|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* Five Points<ref>{{cite web|title=Five Points (Rowan County, NC)|url=https://roadsidethoughts.com/nc/five-points-xx-rowan-profile.htm|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* Franklin<ref name="The Known Towns/Villages in NC That Never Had a Post Office"/>
* [[Liberty, Rowan County, North Carolina|Liberty]]
* [[Mill Bridge, North Carolina|Mill Bridge]] (post office from July 23, 1874, to September 30, 1903, Mary E. McCublin first postmaster)<ref name="LewisPO"/><ref name='MillBridge'>{{cite web|url=http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p16062coll6/id/8102/rv/compoundobject/cpd/8433|title=Historical Research Report of Kerr Mill and Mill Bridge Community, Rowan County|author=Cheeseman, Bruce S.|access-date=March 31, 2019}}</ref>
* Morgan Ford<ref>{{cite web|title=Morgan Ford (Rowan County, NC)|url=https://roadsidethoughts.com/nc/morgan-ford-xx-rowan-profile.htm|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Mount Ulla Township, Rowan County, North Carolina|Mount Ulla]] (formerly Wood Grove, post office from April 12, 1830, to April 22, 1843, first postmaster Julius J. Reeves; Mount Ulla post office from April 22, 1843, to October 24, 1899 (spelled Mountulla in 1894), first postmaster James Cowan; known as Rowan from October 24 to November 22, 1899; Mount Ulla post office re-established on November 22, 1899, with Adam E. Sherrill postmaster)<ref name="LewisPO"/>
* Mount Vernon (post office from May 27, 1822, to February 29, 1904; first postmaster Jacob Krider)<ref name="LewisPO"/>
* Needmore<ref>{{cite web|title=Needmore (Rowan County, NC)|url=https://roadsidethoughts.com/nc/needmore-xx-rowan-profile.htm|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* Orchard Hills<ref>{{cite web|title=Orchard Hills (Rowan County, NC)|url=https://roadsidethoughts.com/nc/orchard-hills-xx-rowan-profile.htm|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Pittsburg, North Carolina|Pittsburg]]<ref name="The Known Towns/Villages in NC That Never Had a Post Office">{{cite web|title=The Known Towns/Villages in NC That Never Had a Post Office|url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/Towns/NC_Towns_With_No_POs_1765_to_1900.htm|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* Pooletown (first known as Pool; post office from February 6, 1872, to September 15, 1906; first postmaster John F. Hodges)<ref name="LewisPO"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Pooletown Populated Place Profile|url=https://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/nc/rowan/pooletown.cfm|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* Sandy Ridge Terrace<ref>{{cite web|title=Sandy Ridge Terrace Populated Place Profile|url=https://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/nc/rowan/sandy-ridge-terrace.cfm|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* Shannon Park<ref>{{cite web|title=Shannon Park, Salisbury, NC, United States|url=https://www.city-facts.com/shannon-park-salisbury/population|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* Shupings Mill<ref>{{cite web|title=Shupings Mill Populated Place Profile|url=https://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/nc/rowan/shupings-mill.cfm|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* Timbercreek<ref>{{cite web|title=Timbercreek (Rowan County, NC)|url=https://roadsidethoughts.com/nc/timbercreek-xx-rowan-profile.htm|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* Trading Ford (post office from April 4, 1890, to January 15, 1906; first postmaster George W. Long)<ref name="LewisPO"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Trading Ford|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/trading-ford|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* Union Terrace<ref>{{cite web|title=Union Terrace, Township of Providence, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States|url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-4496291.html|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* Watson Village (formerly known as Watsonville; post office from July 20, 1874, to June 30, 1903; first postmaster William F. Watson)<ref name="LewisPO"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Watson Village Populated Place Profile|url=https://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/nc/rowan/watson-village.cfm|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* Westcliff<ref>{{cite web|title=Westcliff - Rowan, NC, USA|url=http://wikiedit.org/USA/Westcliff/5083821|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Westcliff Populated Place Profile|url=https://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/nc/rowan/westcliff.cfm|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* Woodbine<ref>{{cite web|title=Woodbine Populated Place Profile|url=https://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/nc/rowan/woodbine.cfm|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* Woodbridge Run<ref>{{cite web|title=Woodbridge Run Populated Place Profile|url=https://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/nc/rowan/woodbridge-run.cfm|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Woodleaf, North Carolina|Woodleaf]] (first known as Wood Leaf; postmaster was Daniel Wood, September 4, 1855)<ref name="LewisPO"/>
* Yadkin<ref>{{cite web|title=Yadkin (Rowan County, NC)|url=https://roadsidethoughts.com/nc/yadkin-xx-rowan-profile.htm|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}</ref>

===Townships===
By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, the county was divided into townships. Previous to that time, the subdivisions were Captain's Districts. While the Captain's Districts referred primarily to the militia, it served also for the election precinct, the tax listing and tax collecting district.<ref name="Constitution">{{cite web|url=https://www.ncleg.net/library/Documents/Constitution_1868.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919003045/http://www.ncleg.net/library/Documents/Constitution_1868.pdf |archive-date=September 19, 2013 |url-status=live|title=North Carolina Constitution|year=1868}}</ref> The following townships in Rowan County were created in 1868:
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* [[Atwell Township, Rowan County, North Carolina|Atwell]]
* [[China Grove Township, Rowan County, North Carolina|China Grove]]
* [[Cleveland Township, Rowan County, North Carolina|Cleveland]]
* [[Franklin Township, Rowan County, North Carolina|Franklin]]
* [[Gold Hill Township, Rowan County, North Carolina|Gold Hill]]
* [[Litaker Township, Rowan County, North Carolina|Litaker]]
* [[Locke Township, Rowan County, North Carolina|Locke]]
* [[Morgan Township, Rowan County, North Carolina|Morgan]]
* [[Mount Ulla Township, Rowan County, North Carolina|Mount Ulla]]
* [[Providence Township, Rowan County, North Carolina|Providence]]
* [[Salisbury Township, Rowan County, North Carolina|Salisbury]]
* [[Scotch Irish Township, Rowan County, North Carolina|Scotch Irish]]
* [[Steele Township, Rowan County, North Carolina|Steele]]
* [[Unity Township, Rowan County, North Carolina|Unity]]
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