Local Wiki
Bladen County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First and third Mondays of each month at 6:30 PM.
- Meeting location
- County Commissioners Meeting Room, Lower Level, Bladen County Courthouse, 106 East Broad Street, Elizabethtown, NC 28337.
- Register of Deeds
- Wendy A. Martin · 910.862.6710 · bcrod@bladenco.org
- Agendas posted at
- https://bladennc-govoffice3.community.diligentoneplatform.com/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=406
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 9 members (three elected countywide at-large, six elected from three two-member districts) serving staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Cameron McGill (District 3). Vice Chairman: David R. Gooden (At-Large).
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Towns (7)
- Bladenboro
- Clarkton
- Dublin
- East Arcadia
- Elizabethtown (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Tar Heel
- White Lake (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (1)
- Bladen County Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (16)
- Atkinson Fire Department
- Bay Tree Lakes Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Bladenboro Fire Department
- Carvers Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Clarkton Fire Department
- Dublin Fire Department
- Elizabethtown Fire Department
- Hickory Grove Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. of Bladen County
- Kelly Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Tar Heel Rural Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- The Ammon Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- The East Arcadia Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- The Lisbon Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Tobermory Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- White Lake Fire Department, Inc.
- White Oak Fire Department, Inc.
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Drainage (1)
- White Oak-Back-Buckle Drge District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Flood Control (1)
- Bryant Swamp Flood Control Corporation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (3)
- Bladenboro Housing Authority
- Clarkton Housing Authority
- Elizabethtown Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)