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Published Soil Surveys for North Carolina

Soil surveys are being completed and published on a continuing schedule.  As time passes, the data in published surveys become dated. The official information about the soils in a given area is available from the Soil Data Mart, which provides the most current data about the soils. If spatial data are available, the Web Soil Survey also provides access to the most current information. In the “Date” column, the word “current” is used for those surveys having both tabular and spatial data in the Soil Data Mart. “Archived PDF online” refers to any surveys published as PDF files on the Web, including new surveys as well as old ones dating back to 1899.

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For information about areas not included on the following list of soil survey publications or for ordering or obtaining information about reference copies (CD-ROM or paper copy), contact:

State Soil Scientist
4405 Bland Road, Suite 205
Raleigh, NC 27609-6293
Phone: 919-873-2141
FAX: 919-873-2156

Soil survey name (Follow links for online surveys.) Date Paper copy available CD-ROM Archived PDF online Web Soil Survey (generated from official soil data)
Alamance County 1901 No No Yes No
Alamance County 1960 Yes Yes Yes No
Alamance County Current No No No Yes
Alexander County 1995 Yes No No No
Alexander County Current No No No Yes
Alleghany County 1917 No No Yes No
Alleghany County 1973 Yes No Yes No
Alleghany County Current No No No Yes
Anson County 1915 No No Yes No
Anson County 2005 No No Yes No
Anson County Current No No No Yes
Ashe County 1912 No No Yes No
Ashe County 1985 Yes No Yes No
Ashe County Current No No No Yes
Asheville Area 1903 No No Yes No
Avery County 1955 No No No No
Avery County 2005 No Yes Yes No
Avery County Current No No No Yes
Beaufort County 1919 No No Yes No
Beaufort County 1995 Yes No Yes No
Beaufort County Current No No No Yes
Bertie County 1920 No No Yes No
Bertie County 1990 No Yes Yes No
Bertie County Current No No No Yes
Bladen County 1915 No No Yes No
Bladen County 1990 Yes Yes Yes No
Bladen County Current No No No Yes
Brunswick County 1937 No No No No
Brunswick County 1986 Yes Yes Yes No
Brunswick County Current No No No Yes
Buncombe County 1923 No No Yes No
Buncombe County 1954 No No No No
Buncombe County 2009 No No Yes No
Buncombe County Current No No No Yes
Burke County 1926 No No No No
Burke County 2006 No Yes Yes No
Burke County Current No No No Yes
Cabarrus County 1910 No No Yes No
Cabarrus County 1988 Yes Yes Yes No
Cabarrus County Current No No No Yes
Caldwell County 1919 No No Yes No
Caldwell County 1989 Yes No Yes No
Caldwell County Current No No No Yes
Camden County 1923 No No No No
Camden County 1995 Yes Yes Yes No
Camden County Current No No No Yes
Camp Butner 1999 Yes Yes No No
Carteret County 1938 No No No No
Carteret County 1987 Yes No Yes No
Carteret County Current No No No Yes
Cary Area 1901 No No Yes No
Caswell County 1908 No No Yes No
Caswell County Current No No No Yes
Catawba County 1975 No No Yes No
Catawba County Current No No No Yes
Chatham County 1937 No No No No
Chatham County 2006 No Yes Yes No
Chatham County Current No No No Yes
Cherokee County 1921 No No No No
Cherokee County 1951 No No No No
Cherokee County, North Carolina Current No No No Yes
Chowan and Perquimans Counties 1986 No Yes Yes No
Chowan County 1906 No No Yes No
Chowan County Current No No No Yes
Clay County 1941 No No No No
Clay County 1998 Yes No No No
Clay County Current No No No Yes
Cleveland County 1916 No No Yes No
Cleveland County 2006 No Yes Yes No
Cleveland County Current No No No Yes
Columbus County 1915 No No Yes No
Columbus County 1990 Yes No Yes No
Columbus County Current No No No Yes
Craven Area 1903 No No Yes No
Craven County 1929 No No No No
Craven County 1989 Yes No Yes No
Craven County Current No No No Yes
Cumberland and Hoke Counties 1984 Yes No Yes No
Cumberland County 1922 No No No No
Cumberland County Current No No No Yes
Currituck County 1982 Yes Yes Yes No
Currituck County Current No No No Yes
Dare County 1992 Yes No Yes No
Dare County Current No No No Yes
Davidson County 1917 No No Yes No
Davidson County 1994 Yes Yes Yes No
Davidson County Current No No No Yes
Davie County 1927 No No No No
Davie County 1995 Yes Yes Yes No
Davie County Current No No No Yes
Duplin County 1905 No No Yes No
Duplin County 1959 No No No No
Duplin County Current No No No Yes
Durham County 1920 No No Yes No
Durham County 1976 Yes No Yes No
Durham County Current No No No Yes
Edgecombe County 1907 No No Yes No
Edgecombe County 1979 Yes No Yes No
Edgecombe County Current No No No Yes
Forsyth County 1914 No No Yes No
Forsyth County 1976 No Yes Yes No
Forsyth County Current No No No Yes
Franklin County 1931 No No No No
Franklin County 2004 Yes Yes Yes No
Franklin County Current No No No Yes
Gaston County 1909 No No Yes No
Gaston County 1989 Yes No Yes No
Gaston County Current No No No Yes
Gates County 1929 No No No No
Gates County 1996 Yes No No No
Gates County Current No No No Yes
Graham County 1953 No No No No
Graham County 2011 No No Yes No
Graham County Current No No No Yes
Granville County 1910 No No Yes No
Granville County 1997 Yes Yes Yes No
Granville County Current No No No Yes
Greene County 1924 No No No No
Greene County 1980 No No Yes No
Greene County Current No No No Yes
Greeneville Area, Tennessee-North Carolina 1904 No No Yes No
Guilford County 1920 No No No No
Guilford County 1977 Yes Yes Yes No
Guilford County Current No No No Yes
Halifax County 1918 No No Yes No
Halifax County 2006 Yes No Yes No
Halifax County Current No No No Yes
Harnett County 1917 No No Yes No
Harnett County 1994 Yes Yes Yes No
Harnett County Current No No No Yes
Haywood Area Current No No No Yes
Haywood County 1922 No No No No
Haywood County 1954 No No No No
Haywood County Area 1997 Yes No Yes No
Henderson County 1907 No No Yes No
Henderson County 1943 No No No No
Henderson County 1980 No No Yes No
Henderson County Current No No No Yes
Hertford County 1917 No No Yes No
Hertford County 1984 No Yes Yes No
Hertford County Current No No No Yes
Hickory Area 1902 No No Yes No
Hoke County 1921 No No Yes No
Hoke County Current No No No Yes
Hyde County 2001 Yes Yes Yes No
Hyde County Current No No No Yes
Iredell County 1964 No Yes No No
Iredell County 2011 No No Yes No
Iredell County Current No No No Yes
Jackson County 1948 No No No No
Jackson County 1997 Yes No No No
Jackson County Current No No No Yes
Johnston County 1911 No No Yes No
Johnston County 1994 Yes No Yes No
Johnston County Current No No No Yes
Jones County 1938 No No No No
Jones County 1981 Yes No Yes No
Jones County Current No No No Yes
Lake Mattamuskeet Area 1910 No No Yes No
Lee County 1933 No No No No
Lee County 1989 Yes Yes Yes No
Lee County Current No No No Yes
Lenoir County 1927 No No No No
Lenoir County 1977 Yes No Yes No
Lenoir County Current No No No Yes
Lincoln County 1916 No No Yes No
Lincoln County 1995 Yes No Yes No
Lincoln County Current No No No Yes
Macon County 1929 No No No No
Macon County 1956 No No No No
Macon County 1996 Yes No No No
Macon County Current No No No Yes
Madison County 1942 No No No No
Madison County 2008 No No Yes No
Madison County Current No No No Yes
Martin County 1928 No No No No
Martin County 1989 Yes Yes Yes No
Martin County Current No No No Yes
McDowell County 1995 Yes No Yes No
McDowell County Current No No No Yes
Mecklenburg County 1910 No No Yes No
Mecklenburg County 1917 No No No No
Mecklenburg County 1980 Yes Yes Yes No
Mecklenburg County Current No No No Yes
Mitchell County 1952 No No No No
Mitchell County 2004 Yes No Yes No
Mitchell County Current No No No Yes
Montgomery County 1930 No No No No
Montgomery County Current No No No Yes
Moore County 1919 No No No No
Moore County 1995 Yes Yes Yes No
Moore County Current No No No Yes
Mount Mitchell Area 1902 No No Yes No
Nash County 1926 No No No No
Nash County 1989 Yes Yes Yes No
Nash County Current No No No Yes
New Hanover County 1906 No No Yes No
New Hanover County 1977 Yes No Yes No
New Hanover County Current No No No Yes
Northampton County 1925 No No No No
Northampton County 1994 Yes No Yes No
Northampton County Current No No No Yes
Onslow County 1921 No No No No
Onslow County 1992 No Yes Yes No
Onslow County Current No No No Yes
Orange County 1918 No No Yes No
Orange County 1977 Yes Yes Yes No
Orange County Current No No No Yes
Pamlico County 1937 No No No No
Pamlico County 1987 No No Yes No
Pamlico County Current No No No Yes
Pasquotank County 1957 No No No No
Pasquotank County 2008 No No Yes No
Pasquotank County Current No No No Yes
Pender County 1914 No No Yes No
Pender County 1990 Yes No Yes No
Pender County Current No No No Yes
Perquimans and Pasquotank Counties 1905 No No Yes No
Perquimans County Current No No No Yes
Person County 1928 No No No No
Person County 1995 Yes Yes Yes No
Person County Current No No No Yes
Pitt County 1909 No No Yes No
Pitt County 1974 No Yes Yes No
Pitt County Current No No No Yes
Polk County 1923 No No No No
Polk County 1998 Yes No Yes No
Polk County Current No No No Yes
Raleigh to Newbern 1900 No No Yes No
Randolph County 1915 No No Yes No
Randolph County 2006 No Yes Yes No
Randolph County Current No No No Yes
Richmond County 1911 No No Yes No
Richmond County 1999 Yes Yes Yes No
Richmond County Current No No No Yes
Robeson County 1909 No No Yes No
Robeson County 1978 Yes No Yes No
Robeson County Current No No No Yes
Rockingham County 1926 No No No No
Rockingham County 1992 Yes Yes Yes No
Rockingham County Current No No No Yes
Rowan County 1914 No No Yes No
Rowan County 2004 Yes Yes Yes No
Rowan County Current No No No Yes
Rutherford County 1924 No No No No
Rutherford County 1997 No No Yes No
Rutherford County Current No No No Yes
Sampson County 1923 No No No No
Sampson County 1985 Yes No Yes No
Sampson County Current No No No Yes
Scotland County 1909 No No Yes No
Scotland County 1967 No No No No
Scotland County 2006 No No Yes No
Scotland County Current No No No Yes
Stanly County 1918 No No Yes No
Stanly County 1989 Yes Yes Yes No
Stanly County Current No No No Yes
Statesville Area 1901 No No Yes No
Stokes County 1940 No No No No
Stokes County 1995 Yes Yes Yes No
Stokes County Current No No No Yes
Surry County 1937 No No No No
Surry County 2007 No No Yes No
Surry County Current No No No Yes
Swain County 1947 No No No No
Swain County Area Current No No No Yes
Transylvania County 1906 No No Yes No
Transylvania County 1948 No No No No
Transylvania County 1974 No No Yes No
Transylvania County Current No No No Yes
Tyrrell County 1920 No No No No
Tyrrell County 1988 Yes Yes Yes No
Tyrrell County Current No No No Yes
Union County 1916 No No Yes No
Union County 1996 Yes No Yes No
Union County Current No No No Yes
Vance County 1921 No No Yes No
Vance County 1980 Yes No Yes No
Vance County Current No No No Yes
Wake County 1916 No No Yes No
Wake County 1970 No Yes Yes No
Wake County Current No No No Yes
Warren County 1942 No No No No
Warren County Current No No No Yes
Washington County 1917 No No Yes No
Washington County 1932 No No No No
Washington County 1981 No Yes Yes No
Washington County Current No No No Yes
Watauga County 1928 No No No No
Watauga County 1958 No No No No
Watauga County 2005 No No Yes No
Watauga County Current No No No Yes
Wayne County 1916 No No Yes No
Wayne County 1974 No Yes Yes No
Wayne County Current No No No Yes
Wilkes County 1921 No No Yes No
Wilkes County 1997 Yes Yes Yes No
Wilkes County Current No No No Yes
Wilson County 1925 No No No No
Wilson County 1983 Yes Yes Yes No
Wilson County Current No No No Yes
Yadkin County 1924 No No No No
Yadkin County 1962 No Yes Yes No
Yadkin County Current No No No Yes
Yancey County 1952 No No No No
Yancey County 2003 No Yes Yes No
Yancey County Current No No No Yes