Local Wiki
Wilson County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First Monday of each month at 6:30 PM.
- Meeting location
- Wilson County Government Center, Commissioners' Meeting Room, 2201 Miller Road South, Wilson, NC 27893.
- Register of Deeds
- Lisa Stith · 252.399.2936 · lstith@wilson-co.com
- Agendas posted at
- https://wilson-co.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=5
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 7 members elected by single-member districts (Districts 1-7) to staggered four-year terms. Chair: Rob Boyette (District 5). Vice Chair: Leslie T. Atkinson (District 1).
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.
Towns (8)
- Black Creek (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Elm City
- Kenly (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Lucama
- Saratoga
- Sharpsburg (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Sims
- Stantonsburg (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)
- Wilson County Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (17)
- Bailey Fire Department, Green Hornet Fire District, Inc.
- Bakertown Volunteer Fire and 1st Responder
- Black Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Contentnea Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- East Nash Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Kenly Rescue & Ambulance Service, Inc.
- Polly Watson Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Rock Ridge Fire Department, Inc.
- Sanoca Rural Fire District, Inc.
- Sharpsburg Fire Prevention Association, Inc.
- Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Sims Community Rural Fire Department
- Stantonsburg - Moyton Volunteer Fire Department Inc.
- Toisnot Rural Fire Department
- West Edgecombe Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Wilson Fire/Rescue Services
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Airport (1)
- Rocky Mount-Wilson Airport Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)
- Wilson Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Wilson County Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)