Appendix II

Appendix II

Local Governments and
Planning Jurisdictions
in the
Cape Fear River Basin

Appendices

Local Governments and Planning Jurisdictions in the Basin

The Cape Fear River basin encompasses all or portions of 26 counties and 115 municipalities.
The following table provides a listing of these local governments, along with the regional
planning jurisdiction (Council of Governments). Twenty-seven municipalities are located in
more than one major river basin, and 15 municipalities are located in more than one county.

County Region Municipalities
Alamance G Alamance, Burlington, Elon, Gibsonville *, Graham, Green Level, Haw River,
Mebane *♦, Swepsonville
Bladen N Dublin ♦, East Arcadia, Elizabethtown, Tar Heel ♦, White Lake
Brunswick O Bald Head Island, Belville, Boiling Spring Lakes ♦, Caswell Beach, Leland, Navassa,
Northwest, Saint James, Sandy Creek, Southport
Caswell G None
Chatham J Cary *♦, Goldston, Pittsboro, Siler City
Columbus O Bolton ♦, Sandyfield
Cumberland M Falcon *, Fayetteville, Godwin, Hope Mills, Linden, Spring Lake, Stedman, Wade
Duplin P Beulaville, Calypso, Faison, Greenevers, Harrells *, Kenansville, Magnolia,
Mount Olive *♦, Rose Hill, Teachey, Wallace *, Warsaw
Durham J Chapel Hill *, Durham *♦, Morrisville *♦
Forsyth I High Point *♦, Kernersville *♦
Guilford G Archdale *♦, Gibsonville *, Greensboro, High Point *♦, Jamestown, Kernersville *♦,
Oak Ridge, Pleasant Garden, Sedalia, Stokesdale ♦, Summerfield, Whitsett
Harnett M Angier, Broadway *, Coats, Dunn, Erwin, Lillington
Hoke N Raeford ♦
Johnston J Benson ♦
Lee J Broadway *, Sanford
Montgomery --- Biscoe ♦, Candor ♦, Star ♦
Moore --- Cameron, Carthage, Pinehurst ♦, Robbins, Southern Pines ♦,Taylortown, Vass,
Whispering Pines
New Hanover O Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach
Onslow P Holly Ridge, North Topsail Beach ♦, Surf City *
Orange J Carrboro, Chapel Hill *, Durham *♦, Mebane *♦
Pender O Atkinson, Burgaw, Saint Helena, Surf City *, Topsail Beach, Wallace *, Watha
Randolph G Archdale *♦, Asheboro, Franklinville, High Point *♦, Liberty, Ramseur, Randleman ♦,
Seagrove ♦, Staley
Rockingham G Reidsville ♦
Sampson M Autryville, Clinton, Falcon *, Garland, Harrells *, Newton Grove, Roseboro,
Salemburg, Turkey
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Wake J Apex ♦, Cary *♦, Fuquay-Varina ♦, Holly Springs ♦, Morrisville *♦
Wayne P Mount Olive *♦
* Located in more than one county.
♦ Located in more than one major river basin.
Note: Counties adjacent to and sharing a border with a river basin are not included as part of that basin if only a trace amount of
the county (<2 percent) is located in that basin, unless a municipality is located in that county.
Region Name Location
G Piedmont Triad Council of Governments Greensboro
I Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments Winston-Salem
J Triangle J Council of Governments Research Triangle Park
M Mid Carolina Council of Governments Fayetteville
N Lumber River Council of Governments Lumberton
O Cape Fear Council of Governments Wilmington
P Eastern Carolina Council New Bern