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The Vance County Courthouse is located at 122 Young Street, Henderson, NC 27536; phone: 252-738-2120.
Vance County was created in 1881 from parts of Franklin, Granville and Warren counties. It was named Zebulon Baird Vance [1830-1894], Governor of North Carolina and U. S. Senator who was born in Buncombe County.