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Surry CountyNorth Carolina

Surry County is located in North Carolina and was created in 1771, with Dobson as its county seat.

  • Founded1771
  • County seatDobson
  • Named forSurrey, England
  • Land area533 sq mi + 4 sq mi water
  • Population71,359 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped6,827 checked 16 October 2026
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Updated

YadkinCarroll, VAAlleghanyStokesPatrick, VAForsythWilkesGrayson, VA Dobson Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Surry on the map of North Carolina

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History

Formed in 1771 from Rowan County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Surry County was formed in 1771 from Rowan County, and named after Surrey, England. Dobson is the county seat.

Deeds and plats from before 1771 for land now in Surry County may have been recorded in Rowan County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1771
    Surry County created Surry created from Rowan; western boundary limit was indefinite.
    from Rowan
    · N.C. Recs., ch. 42, secs. 1-2/23:844-846
  2. 1773
    Gained territory Surry gained from Rowan; western boundary limit remained indefinite.
    from Rowan
    · N.C. Recs., ch. 6, secs. 1-2/23:906-907
  3. 1778
    Lost territory Surry lost to creation of Wilkes.
    to Wilkes
    · N.C. Recs., ch. 32, secs. 1-2/24:142-144
  4. 1789
    Lost territory Surry lost to creation of Stokes.
    to Stokes
    · N.C. Recs., ch. 14, secs. 1-2/25:13-15
  5. 1792
    Gained territory Surry gained from Wilkes.
    from Wilkes
    · N.C. Sess. Laws 1792, ch. 43, sec. 3/p. 33
Show all 13 changes (8 more, mostly small adjustments)
  1. 1771
    Surry County created Surry created from Rowan; western boundary limit was indefinite.
    from Rowan
    · N.C. Recs., ch. 42, secs. 1-2/23:844-846
  2. 1773
    Gained territory Surry gained from Rowan; western boundary limit remained indefinite.
    from Rowan
    · N.C. Recs., ch. 6, secs. 1-2/23:906-907
  3. 1778
    Lost territory Surry lost to creation of Wilkes.
    to Wilkes
    · N.C. Recs., ch. 32, secs. 1-2/24:142-144
  4. 1789
    Lost territory Surry lost to creation of Stokes.
    to Stokes
    · N.C. Recs., ch. 14, secs. 1-2/25:13-15
  5. 1792
    Gained territory Surry gained from Wilkes.
    from Wilkes
    · N.C. Sess. Laws 1792, ch. 43, sec. 3/p. 33
  6. 1796
    Gained territory Surry gained from Stokes.
    from Stokes
    · N.C. Sess. Laws 1796, ch. 36, sec. 1/p. 101
  7. 1811
    Lost territory Surry lost small area to Stokes to accommodate local property owner.
    to Stokes
    · N.C. Sess. Laws 1811, ch. 78, sec. 1/p. 34
  8. 1826
    Gained territory Surry gained small area from Stokes (repealed act of 20 December 1811).
    from Stokes
    · N.C. Sess. Laws 1825, ch. 91, sec. 1/p. 64
  9. 1835
    Exchanged territory Surry exchanged with Rowan.
    with Rowan
    · N.C. Sess. Laws 1835, ch. 82, sec. 1/p. 82
  10. 1851
    Lost territory Surry lost to creation of Yadkin.
    to Yadkin
    · N.C. Sess. Laws 1850-1851, ch. 40, sec. 1/p. 100, and ch. 41, secs. 27, 29-30/pp. 101-109; N.C. Sess. Laws 1852-1853, ch. 22, secs. 2-3/pp. 71-72
  11. 1869
    Lost territory Surry lost small area to Alleghany.
    to Alleghany
    · N.C. Sess. Laws 1869-1870, pub., ch. 8, sec. 1/p. 49
  12. 1870
    Lost territory Surry lost small area to Alleghany.
    to Alleghany
    · N.C. Sess. Laws 1869-1870, pub., ch. 21, sec. 1/p. 61
  13. 1875
    Lost territory Surry lost small area to Alleghany.
    to Alleghany
    · N.C. Sess. Laws 1874-1875, pub., ch. 160, sec. 1/p. 186

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Surry

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Official
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Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
a guide only; check the official record
Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Surry by the Census

Population
71,359 2020 Census count
Housing units
33,436 2020 Census count
Land area
533 square miles
Water area
4 square miles
People per sq mi
134 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Zoning and code

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Surry County

When was Surry County founded?
Surry County was founded in 1771, formed from Rowan County, and named after Surrey, England.
What is the county seat of Surry County?
The county seat of Surry County is Dobson.
Is there an online parcel map for Surry County?
Yes. Surry County publishes a parcel map of 6,827 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Surry County's boundary or name changed?
Surry County was created in 1771 from Rowan County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 12 later changes, chiefly involving Stokes County, Alleghany County and Rowan County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Surry County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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