Averasboro, North Carolina

Averasboro was a town located in Cumberland County, North Carolina.

The town of Averasboro (originally Averasburg),[1] named after William Avera,[2][3][1] was established in 1791 by the North Carolina General Assembly.

[2][3][1] It is located on the northern bank of the Cape Fear River in northeast Cumberland County, North Carolina,[4] near the county border with Johnston.

[7][8] It is a part of the Dunn Micropolitan Area, which is also a part of the greater Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau.

Geographically, Averasboro Township occupies 35.61 square miles (92.2 km2) in southeastern Harnett County.