EASTOVER

Cumberland County’s newest municipality Eastover is a place where community spirit is a part of everyday life…..where people proudly remember their heritage, live with a genuine concern for their neighbors, and unite purposefully to create for the future. The rural setting consists of roads dotted with green pastures, farmland, and small neighborhoods. 

FAYETTEVILLE

Out of the dozens of U.S. cities and counties named after Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette, Fayetteville, North Carolina was the only one he actually visited. Forty-two years after its founding in 1783, Lafayette traveled to Fayetteville in a horse-drawn carriage and was welcomed by residents. The very same carriage in which he arrived is on display at the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Armory & Museum.

Fayetteville has played key roles during defining moments in America's history. The Liberty Point Resolves of 1775 pledged local support for the Revolutionary War cause for independence from England while Scottish heroine Flora MacDonald rallied for the loyalist cause. After the Revolution, with no permanent state capital, the North Carolina legislature periodically met here. In 1789, at a meeting in Fayetteville, the legislature ratified the U.S. Constitution and chartered the University of North Carolina, America's oldest state university.

Known throughout its history for its cultural diversity and military presence, today Fayetteville stands testament to its proud past. Many structures have been painstakingly preserved to reflect this history in nine designated historic districts.

GODWIN

Godwin was charted in 1905 and was named for Issac William Godwin, the area’s first settler. In 1878, Godwin persuaded Wilmington & Weldon Railroad to build a station near his home. For years, the train station was the community’s tie to the outside world. Around the time of WWII, the depot was torn down. According to the 2017 census, the town of Godwin has a population of 145.

LINDEN

Linden is in the northern part of Cumberland County near where the Cape Fear River and Little River meet. The original land for the town was part of a grant issued to Gilbert Patterson by King George II in 1744. Today, Linden is the smallest municipality in Cumberland County with just 130 residents.

STEDMAN

Originally known as Blockersville, Stedman was named for the family of John C. Blocker. The name was shortened to Blockers when the stagecoach station and a post office were constructed and remained the same until the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad was built from Fayetteville to Wilmington.

Foresighted citizens of the small settlement obtained a railroad station by donating the right-of-way. David and Kelly Sessoms provided land for the station, which was built by local residents. Nathan A. Stedman was instrumental in locating the railroad in the community and the Town was renamed in his honor.

In 1913, the town was incorporated by an act of the North Carolina Legislature, which provided for corporate limits of the town's one-mile square. It further provided that “no spirituous vinous or malt liquors shall be manufactured or sold within the corporate limits of said town.” As of this date, it is still not allowed.