Alleghany County

Population in 1860 ..............3,590
County Seat - Gap Civil

County Officers

Attorney, J.F. Graves
Clerk County Court, C.G. Fawlkes
Clerk Superior Court, Wm. A.J. Fawlkes
Chairman County Court, John Gambill
Clerk and Master in Equity, ___________
Coroner, W.S. Reves
Entry Taker: John Parsons
Register, Thomas Edwards
Sheriff, J.C. Jones
Surveyor, _________
Standard Keeper, James Boyce
Trustee, __________

Colleges and Schools

Alleghany Academy, Gap Civil, Rev. A B. Phipps

Churches and Pastors

Antioch, Baptist, Gap Civil, Daniel Caudill
Elk Creek, Baptist, Gap Civil, Enoch Reves
Friendship, Baptist, Mouth of Wilson, Wm. B. Halsey
Little River, Baptist, Gap Civil, Thomas Carr
Meadow Fork, Baptist, Laurel Spring, Joshua Long
Pine Fork, Baptist, Laurel Spring, B.E. Caudill
Shiloh, Baptist, Laurel Spring, Mr. Miller
Union, Baptist, Gap Civil, Enoch Reves
Woodruff, Baptist, _________
Antioch, Methodist, Cherry Lane, Morgan Bryan
Cauco's, Metho., __________ Shadrack Bryan
Cranberry, Methodist, Laurel Springs, T. Woode
Macedonia, Methodist, Cherry Lane, Morgan Bryan
Mount Zion, Cherry Lane, Mr. Millar.

Lawyers

Graves, J.F., Gap Civil

Merchants

Fisher, G.R., Gap Civil
Vaughn, (E.L.) & Co., Gap Civil

Ministers

Caudill, B.E., Baptist, Laurel Springs
Caudill, Dan'l, Baptist, Scottville
Carr, Thos., Baptist, Gap Civil
Douglas, Geo., Baptist, Gap Civil
Halsey, Wm. B., Baptist, Mouth of Wilson
Long, Joshua, Baptist, Laurel Springs
Roberts, Fountain, Baptist, Gap Civil
Reves, E., Baptist, Gap Civil?
Bryan, Morgan, Methodist, Cherry Lane
Bryan, Shadrach, Methodist, Cherry Lane
Fisher, John W., Mothedist, Gap Civil
Phipps, A.B., Methodist, Gap Civil
Miller, ____, Methodist, Gap Civil
Woode, T., Methodist, Gap Civil

Mines

Alleghany Copper Mines

Mills and Mill Owners

Crabb Creek Mill, Crabb Creek, Wm. Higgins, Proprietor
Elk Creek Mill, Copper Mines, N. Long, Proprietor
Little River Mill, Little River, L. Fender's heirs, Prop'rs.

Physicians

Smith, J.L., Gap Civil

Post Offices & Post Masters

Cherry Lane, Francis Bryan
Gap Civil, E.C. Vaughn
Glade Creek, Andrew Carson
(Source: Branson's North Carolina Business Directory for 1867-68)