New Light, North Carolina

Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States

New Light

Unincorporated community

New Light

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New Light

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Coordinates: 36°00′45″N 78°35′50″W﻿ / ﻿36.012532°N 78.597331°W﻿ / 36.012532; -78.597331
Country| United States
State| North Carolina
County| Wake
Township| New Light
Established| 1775

New Light is an unincorporated community in New Light Township, Wake County, North Carolina, United States.[1] It is located at the intersection of Purnell Rd (SR 1909), Stony Hill Rd (SR 1917), and Mangum Dairy Rd (SR 1911).[2] It has an elevation of 413 ft.[3] As of January 2019, New Light Township has a population of 8,687 and a median home value of $380,000.[4]

## History

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In the 1750s, New Light Baptists migrated from New England to North Carolina.[1] They established the first Baptist church in Wake County in 1771.[5] The community later had a creek and a township named after them.

## References

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1. ^ a b Johnson, K. Todd (2009). Historic Wake County. HPN Books. ISBN 9781935377108.
2. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
3. ^ "GNIS Detail - New Light". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
4. ^ "Living in New Light Township". Niche. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
5. ^ "New Light Baptist Church-About Us". New Light Baptist Church. Retrieved July 14, 2018.

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Municipalities and communities of Wake County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Raleigh

Cities|

* Durham‡
* Raleigh‡

Towns|

* Apex
* Cary‡
* Fuquay-Varina
* Garner
* Holly Springs
* Knightdale
* Morrisville‡
* Rolesville
* Wake Forest‡
* Wendell
* Zebulon

Townships|

* Bartons Creek
* Buckhorn
* Cary
* Cedar Fork
* Holly Springs
* House Creek
* Leesville
* Little River
* Marks Creek
* Meredith
* Middle Creek
* Neuse
* New Light
* Panther Branch
* Raleigh
* St. Mary's
* St. Matthew's
* Swift Creek
* Wake Forest
* White Oak

Unincorporated
communities|

* Auburn
* Bayleaf
* Bonsal
* Carpenter
* Chestnut Hills
* Clegg
* Eagle Rock
* Falls
* Feltonville
* Forestville
* Friendship
* Green Level
* Holland
* Hopkins
* Kennebec
* Leesville
* Lizard Lick
* McCullers Crossroads
* Neuse
* New Hill
* New Light
* Purnell
* Riley Hill
* Shotwell
* Stony Hill
* Wakefield
* Willow Spring

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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