Barnardsville, North Carolina
Barnardsville | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Barnardsville Location within the state of North Carolina | |
Coordinates: 35°46′39″N 82°27′17″W / 35.77750°N 82.45472°WCoordinates: 35°46′39″N 82°27′17″W / 35.77750°N 82.45472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Buncombe |
Elevation | 2,201 ft (671 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1018968[1] |
Barnardsville is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.[1]
Located on Ivy Creek, the settlement is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History[]
Barnard's Inn was established at the settlement by Hezekiah and Hester Barnard in the early 1800s.[2]
A post office was established in 1875.[3]
Barnardsville incorporated in 1959, and established its own police force and fire department. The town dissolved its incorporation in 1965 for financial reasons.[3][4]
Located at the settlement is an elementary school, a restaurant, a post office, many churches, and the Big Ivy Community Center, where Mountain Heritage Day is celebrated on the first Saturday of October.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnardsville
- ^ Ruscin, Terry (2016). A History of Transportation in Western North Carolina: Trails, Roads, Rails and Air. Arcadia.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Powell, William S.; Hill, Michael (2010). The North Carolina Gazetteer, Second Edition. University of North Carolina Press. p. 25.
- ^ Lawrence, Brian (2014). Firefighting in Buncombe County. Arcadia. p. 31.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in North Carolina
- Asheville metropolitan area
- Unincorporated communities in Buncombe County, North Carolina
- Buncombe County, North Carolina geography stubs