Chambersburg Township is a township in

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, North Carolina, United States. The

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reported a total population of 11,344.

Geography

Chambersburg Township covers an area of 48.4 square miles (125.36 km²), and of this, 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), or 0.62 percent, is water. Chambersburg Township lies within the

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within Chambersburg Township include the following. This is not a complete list. *

South Yadkin River The South Yadkin River is a long river that flows through Alexander, Davie, Iredell, Rowan, and Wilkes counties of North Carolina. The mouth is located north of High Rock Lake, where the South Yadkin River meets the Yadkin River. Major ...

* Duck Creek * Fourth Creek * Greasy Creek * I-L Creek * Little Creek * Third Creek

City

* Statesville (part)

Unincorporated communities

* Amity Hill

Historical sites of interest

New Salem Methodist Church second building in 1900

Bethesda Presbyterian Church - Statesville NC

* Beavers Country Store, * Bethesda Methodist Church, organized as AME Zion in early 1900s *

Bethesda Presbyterian Church Bethesda Presbyterian Church may refer to: * Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Edwards, Mississippi) * Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Aberdeen, North Carolina) * Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Houstonville, North Carolina) * Bethesda Presbyterian Churc ...

(oldest existing church building in Iredell County, built in 1853), * Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department, organized in 1960, * Congers Post Office (1874-1880) * Elpikora Two Room School, destroyed by fire in May 1916 * Elmwood * Elmwood Post Office (1878-1954), * Elmwood First Baptist Church * Elmwood Presbyterian Church, organized in 1887 * Elmwood School * Enola Post Office (1858-1872) * First demonstration, J.F. Eagles became the first North Carolina farmer to undertake a demonstration under the supervision of a county agent, * Farmville Plantation, formerly known as the Chambers Plantation * Lingle School * New Salem Methodist Church, organized in 1870 * New Union Methodist Church, established in 1836 * Plyers Church, became Shiloh Church, early 1800s * Plyers School * Vance School and Post Office (historical), The Enola Post Office (1858-1872) was established west of Statesville at the intersection of the Western Road and Georgia Road when the Western North Carolina Railroad was completed in 1858. The first postmaster was Robert Wallace Leslie (1835-1894). The Enola Post Office was used in enumeration of residents in the 1860 and 1870 U.S. Federal Census. The postal route covered residents north of the rail line to the South Yadkin River and south of the rail line in School District 51. While the name "Enola" is reported to have come from a popular novel of the day (''Enola; Or, Her Fatal Mistake'' by Mary Young Ridenbaugh, published in 1886), it most likely predates this book. "Enola" is "Alone" spelled backwards. Although the Enola Post Office was discontinued in 1872, Thomas J. Conger established a post office there in 1889, called Conger's. Conger's was discontinued in 1880. The main post office and rail station east of Statesville was later known as Elmwood. The community of Vance was located in Chambersburg Springs Township from 1882-1901 with William W. Turner (1844-1926) as first post master. Keever, pages 178, 179, 289

Cemeteries

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exist within the boundaries of Chambersburg Township at the following locations. This is not to be considered a complete list. * Abilene Church - * Amity Evangelical Lutheran Church - * Antioch Baptist Church - * Belmont Cemetery - * Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery - * Faith Baptist Church - * Gays Chapel - * New Salem United Methodist Church - * Oakdale Baptist Church - * Shady Grove Baptist Church - * Shiloh United Methodist Church -

Transportation

Major highways

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Recreation

Chambersburg Township has several public and private places for recreation.

Public

* Statesville Greenway (part, including two access points) * Statesville Park and Soccer Complex

Private

* Kampgrounds of America (KOA) Statesville/I-77 campground * Real McCoy Family Campground * Statesville Country Club * Twin Oaks Golf Club

Adjacent townships

The United States Census Bureau shows the following townships adjacent to Chambersburg. * Cool Springs (north) * Scotch Irish, Rowan County (northeast) * Cleveland, Rowan County (east) * Mount Ulla, Rowan County (southeast) *

Barringer Barringer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anthony R. Barringer (1925–2009), Canadian/American geophysicist and inventor * Daniel Barringer (1860–1929), American geologist best known for proving the ''Meteor Crater'' t ...

(south) * Statesville Township (west) * Bethany (northwest)

References

* {{Iredell County, North Carolina Townships in Iredell County, North Carolina 1868 establishments in North Carolina