| Cleveland County North Carolina Cities/Towns - Belwood, Boiling Springs, Casar, Double Shoals, Earl, Fallston, Grover, Kings Mountain, Kingstown, Knob Creek, Lattimore, Lawndale, Mooresboro, Patterson Springs, Polkville, Shelby (County Seat), Waco |
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Your Ad Here Cleveland County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 96,287. Its county seat is Shelby. History The county was formed in 1841. It was named for Benjamin Cleveland, a colonel in the American Revolutionary War, who took part in the Battle of King's Mountain. ![]() |