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Guilford County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: First and third Thursday of each month at 5:30 PM.
Meeting location: Blue Room, Old Guilford County Court House, 301 West Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27401.
Register of Deeds: Jeff L. Thigpen · 336.641.7556 · jthigpe@guilfordcountync.gov
Agendas posted at: https://www.guilfordcountync.gov/our-county/board-of-commissioners/meetings-agendas
Chair, Board of Commissioners: Board of Commissioners, 9 members (8 elected by district, 1 elected at-large as Chair) serving staggered four-year terms. Chair: Melvin "Skip" Alston (At-Large). Vice Chair: Carly Cooke (District 8). Other members include Alan Branson, Frankie T. Jones Jr., Kay Cashion, and others by district.

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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.

Cities (1)

Archdale (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

Towns (9)

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 (2)

Aggie Academy
Guilford County Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Emergency services districts (26)

Alamance Community Fire District, Inc.
Burlington Fire Department
Climax Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Colfax Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Fire District #28, Inc.
Fire District No. 14 Inc.
Fire District Number Thirteen, Incorporated
Gibsonville Fire Dept.
Greensboro Fire Department
Guil-Rand Fire Protective Association, Inc.
High Point Fire Department
Horneytown Volunteer Fire Department of Forsyth County, Inc.
Julian Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
Kernersville Fire Department
Kimesville Community Fire Department and Rescue, Inc.
McLeansville Fire Department, Inc.
Mt. Hope Community Fire Dept., Inc.
Northeast Guilford Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Oak Ridge Fire and Rescue Company
Piedmont Triad International Airport
Pinecroft-Sedgefield Fire District, Inc.
Pleasant Garden Fire Department, Incorporated
Southeast Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Stokesdale Fire District, Inc.
Summerfield Fire District, Inc.
Whitsett Fire Department, Inc.

Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)

Special districts · Airport (1)

Piedmont Triad Airport Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (3)

Gibsonville Housing Authority
Greensboro Housing Authority
High Point Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Public Transit (1)

Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Sewer (1)

Sedgefield Sanitary District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Guilford County Soil Conservation District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Water Supply (1)

Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)