Moncure, NC

Moncure, founded in 1881, is a small rural unincorporated community in southeastern Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. The 2020 census counted 780 residents. The community is located near the confluence of the Deep and Haw rivers, which form the Cape Fear River. Moncure once served as the westernmost inland port in the state, linked to the Atlantic Ocean by steamships. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Moncure, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Moncure, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Moncure was founded in 1881 by Thomas Jefferson Moncure, Benjamin Gunter Womble, Jake Wisseler, and James Everett Bryan. Thomas Moncure was an engineer for what became the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Moncure is located in southeastern Chatham County.