Population in 1880 - White, 4,424; Colored, 3,341; total, 7,765 
Value of real estate 1882,      -    -    -    -    $392s766.00
Value of personal property,     -    -    -    -     244,270.00
Tax on real estate,             -    -    -    -         231.26
Tax on personal property,       -    -    -    -         206.68
County levy,                    -    -    -    -       5,O57.05
County levy for school purposes,     -    -    -      29,555.99

Hyde county was one of the original precincts, and was named in 
honor of Edward Hyde, who was Governor of the Colony in 1711.  
It belongs to the Eastern Division, being situated in the 
extreme eastern portion of the State. It is bounded on the 
north by Tyrrell, Dare and Washington counties, on the south 
by Pamlico Sound an the west by Pungo River, and on the east 
by Pamlico Sound. It has an area of 2341/4 square miles 
(149,902 acres), and the land has an average assessed value 
of $3.38 per acre. Swan Quarter, the county seat, is 203 
miles from Raleigh, and is located on Swan Quarter Bay. 
Population, 100.
Surface: Level, with rich loamy and alluvial soils.  
Products: Corn, cotton, wheat, oats, peas, potatoes. 
Fruits: Apples, peaches, pears, grapes, plums, and other small 
fruits. 
Timbers: Pine, cypress, gum, maple, holly, juniper, cedar, oak.

POST OFFICES

Engelhard,      Makelyville,   Sladesville,
Fairfield,      Middleton,     Stencil House,
Lake Comfort,   Ocracoke,      Swan Quarter (c.h.)
Lake Landing.

COUNTY OFFICERS

Clerk of Superior Court: James H. Wahab
Commissioners: G. I. Watson, J. C. Simmons, 
               N. C. Williams, W. H. Tolson, 
              O. T. Credle
Coroner: J. W. Hayes
Register of Deeds: Alexander Berry
Sheriff: H. G. McClaud
Solicitor: John H. Blount
Surveyor: G. W. Swindell
Standard Keeper: S. R. Cason
Sup't Public Instruction: Joseph M. Watson
Treasurer: H. G. McClaud

COURTS
[Superior Court meets on the seventh Monday after
the fourth Monday in March and September.]

Judge: J. C. Shepherd, Clerk: James H. Wahab

MAGISTRATES

Fairfield: David Carter, David Burrus, J. C.
Simmons
Lake Comfort: Charles F. Benson
Lake Landing: A. B. Tunnel
Middletown: W. S. Cox
Ocracoke: B. Garrish
Sladesville: S. L. Snell, R. D. Harris
Swan Quarter: J. M. Watson, N. C. Williams

ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW

Middleton: Beckwith, N.
Richlands: Koonce, F. B.

BLACKSMITHS and WHEELWRIGHTS

Makelyville: Balfour, James F.
Makelyville: Mixison, L. R.
Sladesville: Harris, R. D.
Swan Quarter: Bridgman, Jas. E.
Swan Quarter: Cason, B. F.
Swan Quarter: Donald, B. W.

BOARDING HOUSES

Fairfield: O'Neal, E. S.
Swan Quarter: English, E. D.
Swan Quarter: Hayes, J. W.
Swan Quarter: Tooly, W. B.

CARPENTERS and BUILDERS

Fairfield: Barnett, William
Lake Landing: Gibbs, Cason
Makelyville: Manly, N. D.
Swan Quarter: Gaskill, E. H.

CATTLE DEALERS

Swan Quarter: Credle, Frank
Swan Quarter: Hayes, J. W.

DRUGGISTS

Lake Landing: Wayson, D. M.

FISH DEALERS

Swan Quarter: Clayton, W. D.
Swan Quarter: Hudson, Garrison

GENERAL MERCHANTS

Engelhard: Davis, T. M.
Fairfield: Brown, John C. 
Fairfield: Carter, J. S. 
Fairfield: Mann, Joseph
Fairfield: Young, Luther
Lake Comfort: Benson, J. M.
Lake Landing: Watson, D. M.
Lake Landing: Watson, George I.
Makelyville: Lupton, Jas M.
Middletown: Mann, Thomas
Sladesville: Jarvis, T. M. 
Sladesville: Jordan, Bryan
Sladesville: Wahab, Charles
Swan Quarter: Spencer, J. M. & Bro.
Swan Quarter: Swindell, A. B.
Swan Quarter: Swindell, G. W. Jr.
Swan Quarter: Swindell, W. B.

___________________

JOS. M. WATSON, J.P. 
Swan Quarter, 
HYDE COUNTY, N.C. 
___________________

M. MAKELY, 
Dealer in 
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
And LUMBER, 
MAKELYVILLE, N.C. 
___________________

Lake Comfort: Berry, Capt. John
Makelyville: Makely, M.
Swan Quarter: Tooley & Swindell

Leachville, Beaufort Co: Burgess', Mrs. Burgess
Leechville, Beaufort Co: Clark's, Caleb Clark

Fairfield: Bonner, W. V.
Lake Landing: Weston, B.
Middletown: Clark, Edward
Middletown: Gibbs, Oscar
Sladesville: Thomas, -----
Swan Quarter: Credle, O. S.

Fairfield: G. W. Arrington
Middletown: A. J. Cox
Swan Quarter: L. H. Swindell

Makelyville: Smith, A. J.
Swan Quarter: Jones, Ira

Engelhard: Benjamin Fulford, J. B. Watson, T. M. Davis, Anson 
Gibbs;
Fairfield: J. S. Carter, H. C. Carter, W. S. Carter, Dr. P. H. 
Simmons, David M. Carter, D. H. Carter, F. H. B. Gibbs, Henry 
Jones, Allen Burrus, Frank Midyett, Abraham Baum, Edward Baum, 
James C. Simmons; 
Lake Landing: Morgan Fisher, John W. H. Weston, Joseph McClaud, 
Cason Gibbs, Robert Jennett, A. S. Long, Milton Salley, Alexander 
McJones, Samuel M. Mann, Spencer Mann, William P. Midyett, A. B. 
Trunnell, James Adams, George S. Bridgman, James M. Benson, W. W. 
Brown, C. F. Benson, Thomas R. Benson; 
Makelyville: S. L. Snell, A. J. Bell, Abner Green, W. G. Ruffin, 
Alexander Spring;
Middletown: Jesse H. Davis, Seth Gibbs, W. H. Lucas, B. F. Gibbs, 
E. L. Mann, John M. Mann; 
Sladesville: William M. Credle, Timothy Fisher, B. Wahab, Dallas 
Wahab, Sol Nathan, S. L. Snell; 
Swan Quarter: Hezekiah Brown, George T. Credle, E. D. English, Jos. 
M. Watson, Tilman F. Credle, Oliver O'Neal, John E. Credle, D. E. 
Harris.

SOURCE: Chataigne's North Carolina State Directory and Gazetteer. 1883-84. Compiled and Published by J. H. Chataigne. Alfred Williams, Bookseller, Raleigh, N.C

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