Local Wiki
Harnett County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First Monday of each month at 9:00 AM, second Tuesday at 9:00 AM, and third Monday at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Board Chambers, Harnett County Resource Center and Library, 455 McKinney Parkway, Lillington, NC 27546.
- Register of Deeds
- Matthew S. Willis · 910.893.7540 · mwillis@harnett.org
- Agendas posted at
- https://treefree.harnett.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=3157108&repo=HarnettCounty
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected from five single-member districts to staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Duncan Edward Jaggers (District 4). Vice-Chairman: Matt Nicol (District 5).
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
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)
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 (6)
- Angier (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Benson (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Broadway (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Coats (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Erwin
- Lillington (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)
- Harnett County Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (21)
- Anderson Creek Emergency Services, Inc.
- Angier & Black River Fire Department, Inc.
- Benhaven Emergency Services, Inc.
- Benson Fire Department
- Boone Trail Emergency Services, Inc.
- Buies Creek Rural Fire Department, Incorporated
- Coats-Grove Fire & Rescue, Inc.
- Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Cypress Pointe Fire and Rescue
- Dunn Emergency Services, Inc.
- Erwin Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Inc.
- Flat Branch Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Fort Bragg Fire Department
- Fuquay-Varina Fire Department
- Godwin-Falcon Fire Department, Inc.
- Lillington Fire Department
- Northwest Harnett Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Spout Springs Emergency Services, Inc.
- Summerville Bunnlevel Fire & Rescue, Inc.
- West Johnston Fire Department, Incorporated
- Westarea Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)
- Dunn Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Harnett Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)