SURRY, county of, North Carolina, bounded by the northern part of Stokes county of the same state NE.; by Yadkin river separating it from the southern part of Stokes SE.; by Rowan S.; Pedell SW.; Wilkes W.; the Blue Ridge separating it from Ashc NW., and by Grayson and Patrick counties of Virginia N. Greatest length from S. to N. 33, mean width 22, and area 726 square miles. Extending from 36° 04' to 36° 33' N.: and in long. from 3' 26' to 3° 58' W. from the meridian of Washington City. By a local curve in its general direction, the Blue Ridge forms a boundary for Surry county, North Carolina, on the north western and northern borders, giving ,ource to Toms, Ararat, and Fisher's creeks, which pour their fine mountain currents southwardly into Yad kin river. The latter, a navigable stream when issuing from the valley of Wilkes into Surry, crosses the latter in a direction a little north of east, dividing the county into two not very unequal portions, and again by a rapid bend turns to a little W. of S., and forming the southeastern limit, leaves Surry, and continues its southern course be tween Stokes and Rowan.
From the remarkable curve of Yadkin the south ern section of Surry is enclosed on two sides by that stream, and the creeks flow like radii from a com mon centre, though all have the Yadkin as a reci pient. Taken as a whole, the general declivity of
Surry is eastward.
Beside at Rock Ford, the county seat, by the post office list of 1831, there were post offices at Hamptonville, Huntsville, Jonesville, Judsville, Kincannon Ironworks, Mount Airy, Panther Creek, and Scull Camp.
Rock Ford, the seat of justice, is situated near the centre of the county, on the left bank of Yadkin river, by the post road 151 miles NW. by W. from Raleigh, and 379 W. from Washington City.
The northern and northwestern sections of Surry arc mountainous, but the features soften advancing to the southeastward down the beautiful valley of Yadkin. The soil is generally productive, and corn prising air, water, and variety of surface, few if any other counties of the United States exceed Surry as affording a delightful residence to human society. The population of this county was 12,320 in 1820. DARBY.