Williamsburgh (Williamsburg after 1832) was a town in north Iredell County, North Carolina from 1815 to 1971. It was the second town in Iredell County established by the North Carolina General Assembly, after Statesville, North Carolina. In the 1800s, the town contained a tavern, post office, church, and possibly a horse racing venue. Williamsburgh was located in the southeast section of Union Grove Township, which was created in 1868. The only portions of the town to survive after its charter was repealed in 1971 was the Macedonia Methodist Church (established in 1829). Early history In the early 1800s, there was a need for a town in the north end of the Iredell County. A commission was appointed by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1815 to lay out a new town, Williamsburgh, in north Iredell County. The commissioners were Perciphull Campbell, Amos Sharpe, Reuben Morgan, and John Cowden. Williamsburg was the second town to be established by legislative act in Iredell County, after Statesville. The town was laid off on lands owned by William Harbin and James Moody. Early land records show a King Street and Stewart Street in Williamsburg. The surveyor of the town was John Forsyth. The original purchase of lots were as follows: Lot 11, William Green. Lot 12, Asa Ball on the square of King Street and Steward Street Lot 13, Benjamin Johnson on the square Lot 14, Zachariah Albea Lot 17, James McConnell Lot 18, Abner A. Caldwell on the square Lot 19, Wilson Lowrance on the square A horse racing circuit was organized in 1804 at Salisbury, North Carolina by John Steele, John McLelland and John Fulton. John McLelland purchased land in 18191923 in Williamsburg , supposed to be used in promoting horse racing. Tradition places the race tract east of Tabor Road, between the original graveyard, head of Dutchman, and Dolly Trivette's store lot. Tradition places a mustering ground for the militia north west of Williamsburg, south of the Smith Road, presumably between the War of 1812 and the U.S. Civil War. They usually met for a two-week period of training along with horse racing, dancing, and other activities. The mustering ground was owned by William Harbin until the 1840s, then by Colonel Charles R. Jone and his wife, Sarah L. Jones, whose estate left the income from the property to Macedonia Church until purchased by Jesse E. Fraley in the 1870s. John