Place:Avery, North Carolina, United States

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NameAvery
Alt namesAverysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates36.1°N 81.933°W
Located inNorth Carolina, United States     (1911 - )
See alsoCaldwell, North Carolina, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Mitchell, North Carolina, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Watauga, North Carolina, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Altamont
Balm
Banner Elk
Battleground
Beech Bottom
Beech Creek
Beech Mountain
Carpenter Bottom
Chestnut Dale
Cranberry Gap
Cranberry
Crossnore
Dark Ridge
Elk Park
Elk Valley
Frank
Gragg
Grandfather
Heaton
Hughes
Ingalls
Kawana
Linville
Minneapolis
Montezuma
Mount Gilead
Mount Pleasant
Newland
Norwood Hollow
Pineola
Plumtree
Pyatte
Roaring Creek
Roseborough
Seven Devils
Spear
Stamey Town
Sugar Mountain
Three Mile
Vale
Valley
Whaley
Township
Linville (township)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Avery County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population is 17,167. Its county seat is Newland.

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History

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The county was formed in 1911 from parts of Caldwell County, Mitchell County, and Watauga County. It was named for Waightstill Avery, a colonel in the American Revolutionary War and the first Attorney General of North Carolina (1777–1779). Avery County was the last county created in North Carolina. It is often noted for the large amount of Christmas trees that the county produces. "A History of Avery County" was published in 1972 by Horton Edward Cooper. In it he noted:


The 1989 film Winter People starring Kurt Russell and Kelly McGillis was filmed in Avery County.

Also Where the Lilies Bloom a film adaptation of the novel by the same name, written by Bill Cleaver. The film was made by director William A. Graham in Watauga County (towns of Boone and Blowing Rock) and in Avery County (towns of Elk Park and Banner Elk), North Carolina.Children were recruited to act in the film from local elementary schools.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1911 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1911 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1911 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1911 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1911 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1914 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1920 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1920 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1920 10,335
1930 11,803
1940 13,561
1950 13,352
1960 12,009
1970 12,655
1980 14,409
1990 14,867
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External links

www.rootsweb.com/ncavery/

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