Local Wiki
Stokes County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Second Monday of each month at 6:00 PM and fourth Monday of each month at 2:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Chambers (2nd Floor), Stokes County Administrative Building, 1014 Main Street, Danbury, NC 27016.
- Register of Deeds
- Brandon S. Hooker · 336.593.2414 · bhooker@co.stokes.nc.us
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.co.stokes.nc.us/departments/agendas___minutes.php
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected at-large countywide in partisan elections to staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Wayne Barneycastle. Vice-Chairman: Keith Wood.
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 (2)
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
Villages (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
School districts (1)
- Stokes County Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (14)
- City Of King Fire Department
- Danbury Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Inc.
- Double Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Francisco Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Lawsonville Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Inc.
- Northeast Stokes Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Incorporated
- Pilot Knob Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated
- Rural Hall Fire And Rescue
- South Stokes Volunteer Fire Department
- Stokes-Rockingham Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Inc.
- The Pinnacle Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
- The Sauratown Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated
- Walnut Cove Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Incorporated
- Westfield Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
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 · Water Supply (1)
- Stokes County Water and Sewer Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)