If Four Oaks and Kenly were tiny places on the rail map of 1890, a new town that began to emerge along the north-south railroad in the late 1890’s was so tiny that it would acquire a name derived from a Greek word meaning “small”. The Town of Micro, sandwiched between Selma and Kenly began life as “Jerome” when it received a municipal charter in 1899, but it changed names in 1905 to Micro avoiding confusion with a community in Bladen County.
As years went by, Micro has remained the smallest incorporated town in Johnston County with fewer than 600 residents. Micro has developed a community spirit that would enable its citizens to say the quality of a community is not determined by the number of its inhabitants.
For Town of Micro information contact:
Town Clerk
Town of Micro
112 W. Main St.
Micro, NC 27555
(919) 284-2572
