Greene County, NC borders Pitt near Snow Hill Metropolitan centre thus giving an estimated 2020 population of 22,166 making it the 100th most populous county located hereabouts. Its county seat is Snow Hill with other towns include Hookerton & Walstonburg- Snow Hill itself equates out to Greene’s largest city aside from noted country seat. This area had been formed from Dobbs and Lenoir Counties back in 1791 when local citizens petitioned for new administrative boundaries - posthumously named after Revolutionary War veteran Nathaniel Greene who served as 2nd Major General Of Continental Army during reign George Washington .