Local Wiki
Vance County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First Monday of each month at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Conference Room, Vance County Administration Building, 122 Young Street, Henderson, NC 27536.
- Register of Deeds
- Cassandra D. Neal · 252.738.2110 · cneal@vancecounty.org
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.vancecounty.org/departments/board-of-commissioners/agenda/
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 7 members elected from single-member districts to staggered four-year terms. Chair: Carolyn Faines (District 1). Vice-Chair: Charisse Fain (District 3).
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)
- Henderson
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
Towns (2)
- Kittrell
- Middleburg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
School districts (1)
- Vance County Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (9)
- Bearpond Rural Fire Department, Inc.
- Cokesbury Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Drewry Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Epsom Fire and Rescue Association, Incorporated, Henderson, North Carolina
- Hicksboro Fire Department
- Kittrell Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated
- Townsville Rural Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Vance County Emergency Services
- Watkins Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Airport (1)
- Henderson-Oxford Cities-Granville-Vance County Aeronautics Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)
- Vance County Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Public Transit (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 · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Vance Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)