Tobaccoville Real Estate

History: Tobaccoville was named for a plug chewing tobacco factory owned and operated in the 1870's by Charles Orrender. The factory was located on what is now Doral Drive, one mile south of the present day post office at the Tobaccoville crossroads. This area was the mail route of a 4-horse stagecoach from Mt. Airy to Winston-Salem, which changed horses at Donnaha and forded the Little Yadkin River. When the river water was high, the horses were forced to swim, and the mail was frequently lost. People regularly gathered in the area to watch the stagecoach come and go.
The Orrender Tobacco Factory was the principal landmark in the area, and the name "Tobaccoville" was suggested for the post office. Charles Orrender was commissioned as the first postmaster of Tobaccoville on October 1, 1887. Eight postmasters have since served.
When the railroad was built, the post office was moved to be near the railroad, and it became a popular gathering place. People came on Sunday afternoons just to see who got on and off the train. The railroad brought much activity to the community.
While the possibility of forced annexation by King was a starting point, the Tobaccoville community's desire to maintain its identity and preserve its heritage as a community was the real motivation of the campaign to incorporate in 1990. On July 22, 1990, a Planning Committee was formed to resist the annexation by the adjacent City of King. This would be the first step toward incorporation. Incorporation was seen as the only way to prevent absorption by another municipality and to preserve the integrity of Tobaccoville. On July 27, 1990, an Incorporation Steering Committee was formed. The committee enlisted the support of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company who had chosen Tobaccoville as the home of its newest, largest, and most modern cigarette manufacturing facility. RJR wanted to remain part of Tobaccoville and opposed the annexation move as much as the residents of Tobaccoville.

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