- Name
- Buncombe
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- Alternate names
- Buncombe (Getty Vocabulary Program)
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- Type
- County
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- Coordinates
- 35.6°N 82.517°W
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- Located in
- North Carolina, United States (1791 - )
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- See also
- Burke, North Carolina, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Haywood, North Carolina, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Henderson, North Carolina, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Madison, North Carolina, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Rutherford, North Carolina, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Yancey, North Carolina, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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| Contained Places
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- Census-designated place
- Bent Creek
- Fairview
- Royal Pines
- Swannanoa
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- Inhabited place
- Action
- Albemarle
- Arden
- Asheville ( 1794 - )
- Avery Creek
- Azalea
- Barnardsville
- Beaverdam
- Beech
- Biltmore Forest
- Black Mountain
- Blackberry Inn
- Blue Ridge Forest
- Broadview
- Brooklawn Park
- Busbee
- Camelot
- Candler Heights
- Candler
- Canto
- Coburn
- Craggy
- Democrat
- Dillingham
- Dogwood Grove
- Dula Springs
- East Biltmore
- Echo Hills
- Emma
- Enka
- Flat Top
- Forks of Ivy
- Gashes Creek
- Georgetown
- Glady
- Happy Valley
- Hawthorne
- Hazel Green
- Highland Gate
- Hillcrest Apts
- Jugtown
- Jupiter
- Knollwood
- Lee Walker Hots
- Leicester
- Linwood Park
- Luther
- Montreat
- Mountain View
- Mountainbrook
- Newfound
- Oak Forest
- Oak Park
- Oteen
- Owltown
- Paint Fork
- Pleasant Grove
- Pole Creek
- Rattlesnake Lodge
- Redwood Village
- Riceville
- Ridgecrest
- Rockview
- Rolling Green
- Rosebank Park
- Sand Hill
- Sandymush
- Sayles Village
- Shumont
- Skyland
- South Hominy
- Spring Time
- Stocksville
- Stockwood
- Stoney Knob
- Stony Fork
- Summerhaven
- Turnpike
- Valley Springs
- Venable Community
- Venable
- Walkertown
- Weaverville
- West Haven
- Wilshire Park
- Wilson
- Wind Oaks Town Homes
- Woodfin
- Woodside Hills
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- Unknown
- Biltmore
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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Buncombe County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population estimate for 2005 was 218,876. Its county seat is AshevilleGR6.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
The county was formed in 1791 from parts of Burke County and Rutherford County. It was named for Edward Buncombe, a colonel in the American Revolutionary War, who was captured at the Battle of Germantown.
In 1808 the western part of Buncombe County became Haywood County. In 1833 parts of Burke County and Buncombe County were combined to form Yancey County, and in 1838 the southern part of what was left of Buncombe County became Henderson County. Finally, in 1851 parts of Buncombe County and Yancey County were combined to form Madison County.
In 1820, a U.S. Congressman, whose district included Buncombe County, unintentionally contributed a word to the English language. In the Sixteenth Congress, after lengthy debate on the Missouri Compromise, members of the House called for an immediate vote on that important question. Instead, Felix Walker rose to address his colleagues, insisting that his constituents expected him to make a speech "for Buncombe." It was later remarked that Walker's untimely and irrelevant oration was not just for Buncombe--it "was Buncombe." Thus, buncombe, afterwards spelled bunkum and then shortened to bunk, became a term for empty, nonsensical talk.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1790 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1791 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1791 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1815 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1842 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1887 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1930 | 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
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| 1800 | 5,812
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| 1810 | 9,277
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| 1820 | 10,542
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| 1830 | 16,281
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| 1840 | 10,084
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| 1850 | 13,425
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| 1860 | 12,654
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| 1870 | 15,412
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| 1880 | 21,909
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| 1890 | 35,266
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| 1900 | 44,288
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| 1910 | 49,798
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| 1920 | 64,148
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| 1930 | 97,937
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| 1940 | 108,755
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| 1950 | 124,403
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| 1960 | 130,074
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| 1970 | 145,056
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| 1980 | 160,934
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| 1990 | 174,821
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Note: Created in 1803 as a Georgia county and reported in 1810 as part of Georgia; abolished after a review of the State boundary determined that its area was located in North Carolina. By 1820 it was part of Buncombe County.
Research Tips
External links
www.buncombecounty.org
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