North Carolina National Banks (1863-1935)

This page contains a listing of all of the North Carolina National Banks that issued bank notes during the National Bank Note Era (1863-1935).

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North Carolina (127 Issuing National Banks)

State	NBCharter	Bank Name	Town	County	Open	Close	Bank Fate	Notes Issued	Large Notes	Small Notes	Total $ Issued
NC	11091	First National Bank	Albemarle	Stanly	1917		(Open past 1935)	15,096	6,904	8,192	$150,210
NC	8953	First National Bank	Asheboro	Randolph	1907	2016	Closed (Merger)	80,719	59,648	21,071	$807,190
NC	3418	First National Bank	Asheville	Buncombe	1885	1897	Receivership	14,604	14,604	0	$133,500
NC	4094	National Bank	Asheville	Buncombe	1889	1897	Liquidated	1,228	1,228	0	$92,100
NC	5110	Blue Ridge National Bank	Asheville	Buncombe	1898	1907	Liquidated	16,792	16,792	0	$351,650
NC	8772	American National Bank	Asheville	Buncombe	1907	1930	Receivership	312,408	297,168	15,240	$2,912,100
NC	12244	National Bank of Commerce/FNB	Asheville	Buncombe	1922	1933	Liquidated	106,234	44,056	62,178	$855,860
NC	13554	First National Bank	Ayden	Pitt	1931		(Open past 1935)	7,704	0	7,704	$53,820
NC	12614	First National Bank	Benson	Johnston	1924	1928	Receivership	80,928	80,928	0	$404,640
NC	8649	First National Bank	Burlington	Alamance	1907	1931	Receivership	170,332	146,860	23,472	$1,218,880
NC	13613	National Bank	Burlington	Alamance	1932		(Open past 1935)	34,772	0	34,772	$288,460
NC	1547	First National Bank	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	1865	1930	Receivership	844,700	790,088	54,612	$7,181,830
NC	1781	Merchants and Farmers NB	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	1871	1934	Receivership	716,444	581,724	134,720	$5,788,600
NC	2135	Commercial National Bank	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	1874		(Open past 1935)	1,459,590	1,198,140	261,450	$11,949,170
NC	2314	Traders National Bank	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	1875	1883	Liquidated	42,140	42,140	0	$159,100
NC	5055	Charlotte National Bank	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	1897		(Open past 1935)	431,235	337,000	94,235	$5,350,085
NC	9164	Union National Bank	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	1908		(Open past 1935)	417,334	281,084	136,250	$3,854,520
NC	9548	First National Bank	Cherryville	Gaston	1909	1927	Liquidated	83,372	83,372	0	$748,900
NC	3903	Concord National Bank	Concord	Cabarrus	1888	2008	Closed (Merger)	174,190	144,984	29,206	$2,010,910
NC	8902	First National Bank	Creedmoor	Granville	1907	1923	Liquidated	41,404	41,404	0	$293,740
NC	7188	First National Bank	Dunn	Harnett	1904	1928	Receivership	45,868	45,868	0	$573,350
NC	3811	First National Bank	Durham	Durham	1887	1932	Receivership	1,281,438	1,016,880	264,558	$9,005,110
NC	7698	Citizens National Bank	Durham	Durham	1905		(Open past 1935)	279,730	223,476	56,254	$2,260,340
NC	13657	Depositors National Bank	Durham	Durham	1933		(Open past 1935)	41,606	0	41,606	$377,530
NC	4628	First NB/First and Citizens NB	Elizabeth City	Pasquotank	1891		(Open past 1935)	246,855	193,836	53,019	$3,063,610
NC	5673	Elkin National Bank	Elkin	Surry	1901	1932	Receivership	37,376	33,368	4,008	$465,400
NC	1756	Fayetteville National Bank	Fayetteville	Cumberland	1870	1887	Liquidated	78,288	78,288	0	$293,940
NC	2003	Peoples National Bank	Fayetteville	Cumberland	1872	1891	Receivership	46,412	46,412	0	$250,000
NC	5677	National Bank	Fayetteville	Cumberland	1901	1927	Receivership	127,032	127,032	0	$1,133,850
NC	8682	Fourth National Bank	Fayetteville	Cumberland	1907	1916	Receivership	79,900	79,900	0	$631,100
NC	9203	First National Bank	Forest City	Rutherford	1908	1915	Liquidated	16,508	16,508	0	$143,800
NC	12461	National Bank	Forest City	Rutherford	1923	1926	Absorbed	11,772	11,772	0	$90,900
NC	4377	First National Bank	Gastonia	Gaston	1890	1935	Liquidated	863,692	606,876	256,816	$6,933,930
NC	7536	Citizens National Bank of	Gastonia	Gaston	1904	1933	Liquidated	777,933	564,844	213,089	$6,103,240
NC	11477	Third National Bank	Gastonia	Gaston	1919	1926	Liquidated	80,892	80,892	0	$629,900
NC	5048	National Bank	Goldsboro	Wayne	1896	1930	Receivership	123,222	115,170	8,052	$1,469,900
NC	10614	Wayne National Bank	Goldsboro	Wayne	1914	1932	Receivership	347,536	289,660	57,876	$2,764,010
NC	8844	National Bank of Alamance	Graham	Alamance	1907		(Open past 1935)	255,871	196,892	58,979	$2,031,980
NC	2322	National Bank	Greensboro	Guilford	1876	1896	Liquidated	95,332	95,332	0	$476,660
NC	5031	Greensboro National Bank	Greensboro	Guilford	1896	1922	Closed	100,564	100,564	0	$1,257,050
NC	5168	City National Bank	Greensboro	Guilford	1899	1908	Receivership	28,944	28,944	0	$361,800
NC	9123	Commercial National Bank	Greensboro	Guilford	1908	1911	Liquidated	62,276	62,276	0	$512,950
NC	10112	American Exchange National Bank	Greensboro	Guilford	1911	1929	Liquidated	1,059,352	1,059,352	0	$8,408,780
NC	13761	Security National Bank	Greensboro	Guilford	1933		(Open past 1935)	52,215	0	52,215	$439,340
NC	8160	National Bank	Greenville	Pitt	1906	1930	Receivership	57,024	52,956	4,068	$461,400
NC	10851	First National Bank	Hamlet	Richmond	1916	1923	Absorbed	22,180	22,180	0	$158,200
NC	7564	First National Bank	Henderson	Vance	1905	1933	Liquidated	363,378	298,824	64,554	$2,911,950
NC	13636	First National Bank	Henderson	Vance	1932		(Open past 1935)	28,920	0	28,920	$235,350
NC	8837	First National Bank	Hendersonville	Henderson	1907	1913	Absorbed	22,536	22,536	0	$181,020
NC	9571	Peoples National Bank	Hendersonville	Henderson	1909	1915	Liquidated	20,456	20,456	0	$170,950
NC	10734	Citizens National Bank	Hendersonville	Henderson	1915	1930	Receivership	80,516	72,512	8,004	$641,950
NC	4597	First National Bank	Hickory	Catawba	1891		(Open past 1935)	477,192	251,900	225,292	$3,465,590
NC	3490	National Bank/First NB	High Point	Guilford	1886	1907	Absorbed	46,044	46,044	0	$357,960
NC	4568	Commercial National Bank	High Point	Guilford	1891	1932	Receivership	990,614	822,392	168,222	$7,819,690
NC	5451	First National Bank	Kings Mountain	Cleveland	1900		(Open past 1935)	72,709	52,740	19,969	$894,640
NC	9044	National Bank	Kinston	Lenoir	1908	1931	Receivership	45,068	41,444	3,624	$450,680
NC	9085	First National Bank	Kinston	Lenoir	1908	1931	Receivership	57,302	51,944	5,358	$460,030
NC	5651	First National Bank	Laurinburg	Scotland	1900	1930	Receivership	55,780	52,444	3,336	$496,830
NC	12259	First National Bank	Leaksville	Rockingham	1922		(Open past 1935)	38,964	23,784	15,180	$309,390
NC	8445	First National Bank	Lenoir	Caldwell	1906	1931	Liquidated	17,904	16,668	1,236	$222,450
NC	13523	Union National Bank	Lenoir	Caldwell	1931		(Open past 1935)	10,896	0	10,896	$93,300
NC	5698	National Bank/First NB	Lexington	Davidson	1901	1919	Liquidated	26,516	26,516	0	$217,900
NC	6744	First National Bank	Lincolnton	Lincoln	1903		(Open past 1935)	137,309	111,108	26,201	$1,100,660
NC	8184	County National Bank	Lincolnton	Lincoln	1906	1927	Absorbed	74,712	74,712	0	$933,900
NC	7554	First National Bank	Louisburg	Franklin	1905	1931	Receivership	114,436	100,300	14,136	$913,790
NC	10260	Farmers National Bank	Louisburg	Franklin	1912	1925	Receivership	55,192	55,192	0	$437,750
NC	7398	First National Bank	Lumberton	Robeson	1904	1925	Receivership	80,532	80,532	0	$676,950
NC	10610	National Bank	Lumberton	Robeson	1914		(Open past 1935)	6,956	6,956	0	$54,150
NC	6095	First National Bank	Marion	McDowell	1902		(Open past 1935)	73,610	59,948	13,662	$912,550
NC	11697	First National Bank	Mebane	Alamance	1920	1933	Receivership	73,560	49,668	23,892	$367,800
NC	8712	First National Bank	Monroe	Union	1907	1930	Absorbed	178,544	170,636	7,908	$1,785,440
NC	9531	First National Bank	Mooresville	Iredell	1909		(Open past 1935)	126,120	99,036	27,084	$1,011,210
NC	5450	First National Bank	Morganton	Burke	1900		(Open past 1935)	38,646	20,916	17,730	$475,880
NC	4896	First National Bank	Mount Airy	Surry	1893	1974	Closed (Merger)	62,128	62,128	0	$776,600
NC	10629	First National Bank	Mount Olive	Wayne	1914		(Open past 1935)	26,584	18,652	7,932	$329,270
NC	11557	First National Bank	Murfreesboro	Hertford	1919	1926	Absorbed	60,288	60,288	0	$417,640
NC	9458	First National Bank	Murphy	Cherokee	1909	1911	Absorbed	2,172	2,172	0	$17,400
NC	13298	First National Bank	New Bern	Craven	1929	1929	Receivership	1,104	0	1,104	$5,500
NC	1632	National Bank	New Berne	Craven	1866	1929	Liquidated	97,900	97,900	0	$850,340
NC	6075	Shuford National Bank	Newton	Catawba	1902		(Open past 1935)	28,015	15,496	12,519	$344,060
NC	5885	First National Bank	Oxford	Granville	1901	1934	Liquidated	86,808	86,808	0	$706,350
NC	8996	National Bank of Granville	Oxford	Granville	1908	1929	Liquidated	34,176	34,176	0	$427,200
NC	1557	Raleigh NB of North Carolina	Raleigh	Wake	1865	1885	Liquidated	119,620	119,620	0	$1,069,000
NC	1682	State National Bank	Raleigh	Wake	1868	1888	Receivership	26,140	26,140	0	$248,450
NC	1766	Citizens National Bank	Raleigh	Wake	1871	1929	Liquidated	230,444	230,444	0	$2,828,800
NC	3389	National Bank	Raleigh	Wake	1885	1905	Liquidated	14,388	14,388	0	$179,850
NC	9067	Commercial National Bank	Raleigh	Wake	1908	1931	Receivership	431,998	369,892	62,106	$3,128,960
NC	9471	Merchants National Bank	Raleigh	Wake	1909	1923	Absorbed	139,212	139,212	0	$1,128,000
NC	11229	First National Bank	Reidsville	Rockingham	1918		(Open past 1935)	117,575	68,348	49,227	$797,500
NC	5767	First National Bank	Roanoke Rapids	Halifax	1901	1929	Absorbed	92,212	92,212	0	$1,191,850
NC	7362	First National Bank	Rocky Mount	Nash	1904	1928	Closed	33,304	33,304	0	$416,300
NC	10608	Planters National Bank	Rocky Mount	Nash	1914		(Open past 1935)	62,071	24,692	37,379	$612,910
NC	10630	National Bank/First NB	Rocky Mount	Nash	1914	1929	Liquidated	6,308	6,308	0	$63,430
NC	1659	First National Bank	Salem	Forsyth	1866	1879	Liquidated	32,528	32,528	0	$278,200
NC	2981	First National Bank	Salisbury	Rowan	1883		(Open past 1935)	168,571	115,176	53,395	$1,399,770
NC	9076	Peoples National Bank	Salisbury	Rowan	1908	1923	Receivership	132,388	132,388	0	$1,106,800
NC	13791	National Bank	Sanford	Lee	1933		(Open past 1935)	6,636	0	6,636	$52,380
NC	6616	FNB of Sanford/NB of Lillington	Sanford/Lillington	Lee	1903	1912	Liquidated	13,108	13,108	0	$128,600
NC	10739	First National Bank	Selma	Johnston	1915	1925	Receivership	11,908	11,908	0	$85,300
NC	6776	First National Bank	Shelby	Cleveland	1903	2013	Closed (Merger)	406,541	281,892	124,649	$3,668,160
NC	7959	Shelby National Bank	Shelby	Cleveland	1905	1922	Liquidated	63,588	63,588	0	$546,150
NC	10502	FNB/First and Citizens NB	Smithfield	Johnston	1914	1929	Liquidated	89,028	89,028	0	$465,140
NC	11440	Citizens National Bank	Smithfield	Johnston	1919	1921	Closed	2,580	2,580	0	$12,900
NC	10887	First National Bank	Snow Hill	Greene	1916	1923	Liquidated	13,908	13,908	0	$107,300
NC	3682	First National Bank	Statesville	Iredell	1887	1933	Receivership	166,518	147,084	19,434	$1,936,200
NC	9335	Commercial National Bank	Statesville	Iredell	1909	1928	Receivership	163,360	163,360	0	$1,336,100
NC	8356	First National Bank	Tarboro	Edgecombe	1906	1929	Liquidated	133,852	133,852	0	$1,072,250
NC	8788	First National Bank	Thomasville	Davidson	1907		(Open past 1935)	255,968	172,112	83,856	$1,805,040
NC	4947	First National Bank	Wadesboro	Anson	1894		(Open past 1935)	111,778	87,738	24,040	$1,504,410
NC	11767	First National Bank	Warsaw	Duplin	1920	1931	Receivership	16,308	16,308	0	$153,600
NC	4997	First National Bank	Washington	Beaufort	1895	1931	Receivership	105,788	91,196	14,592	$1,318,790
NC	6554	First National Bank	Waynesville	Haywood	1902		(Open past 1935)	117,702	92,932	24,770	$945,660
NC	8571	First National Bank	West Jefferson	Ashe	1907		(Open past 1935)	8,038	6,364	1,674	$99,650
NC	1656	First National Bank	Wilmington	New Hanover	1866	1891	Receivership	33,360	33,360	0	$371,700
NC	4726	Atlantic National Bank	Wilmington	New Hanover	1892	1908	Liquidated	38,400	38,400	0	$480,000
NC	4960	National Bank	Wilmington	New Hanover	1894	1901	Liquidated	20,044	20,044	0	$179,740
NC	5182	Murchison National Bank	Wilmington	New Hanover	1899	1929	Liquidated	788,966	788,966	0	$9,692,250
NC	7913	Southern National Bank	Wilmington	New Hanover	1905	1913	Liquidated	103,572	103,572	0	$1,042,800
NC	9124	American National Bank	Wilmington	New Hanover	1908	1915	Liquidated	185,924	185,924	0	$1,387,400
NC	12176	Commercial National Bank	Wilmington	New Hanover	1922	1923	Receivership	14,316	14,316	0	$102,600
NC	2321	First National Bank	Wilson	Wilson	1876	1932	Liquidated	82,494	78,612	3,882	$1,029,090
NC	13626	National Bank	Wilson	Wilson	1932		(Open past 1935)	5,107	0	5,107	$43,730
NC	2319	First National Bank	Winston	Forsyth	1876	1897	Liquidated	24,384	24,384	0	$291,870
NC	2425	Wachovia National Bank	Winston	Forsyth	1879	1911	Liquidated	50,288	50,288	0	$628,600
NC	4292	Peoples National Bank	Winston	Forsyth	1890	1931	Receivership	295,684	275,716	19,968	$3,692,870
NC	9916	Merchants National Bank	Winston	Forsyth	1911	1919	Liquidated	56,024	56,024	0	$462,400
NC	12278	Farmers National Bank & TC	Winston-Salem	Forsyth	1922	1934	Liquidated	420,523	265,964	154,559	$3,293,330