Place:Watauga, North Carolina, United States

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Place Information
Name
Watauga
Alternate names
Watauga     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
36.233°N 81.7°W
Located in
North Carolina, United States     (1849 - )
See also
Ashe, North Carolina, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Avery, North Carolina, United States     (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Burke, North Carolina, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Mitchell, North Carolina, United States     (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Yancey, North Carolina, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Contained Places

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Inhabited place
Aho
Amantha
Ansley Heights
Bamboo
Bethel
Blairmont
Blowing Rock
Boone Fork
Boone
Dougherty Heights
Echo Park
Forest Grove
Foscoe
Green Hill
Hemlock Ridge
Hillcrest
Hogetown
Hounds Ear
Kellerville
Kelsey
Laurel Park
Laxon
Leander
Lovill
Mabel
Mast
Matney
Meat Camp
Mill Ridge
Moretz
New River Heights
Norris
North Fork
Oak Grove
Peoria
Poplar Grove
Pottertown
Powderhorn Mountain
Reese
Rominger
Rutherwood
Sands
Sherwood
Shulls Mill
Silverstone
Ski Mountain
Soda Hill
Solo
Sorrento Skies
Stony Fork
Sugar Grove
Sweetwater
Triplett
Valle Crucis
Vilas
Watauga Falls
Zionville
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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

Watauga County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 42,695. Its county seat is Boone,6

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History

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The county was formed in 1849 from parts of Ashe County, Caldwell County, Wilkes County, and Yancey County. It was named for the Watauga River, whose name is said to be a Native American word meaning "beautiful water."

In 1861 parts of Watauga County, Burke County, Caldwell County, McDowell County, and Yancey County were combined to form Mitchell County. In 1911, parts of Watauga County, Caldwell County, and Mitchell County were combined to form Avery County.

Timeline

Date Event Source
1830 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1849 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1858 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1873 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1873 Marriage 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 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1850 3,400
1860 4,957
1870 5,287
1880 8,160
1890 10,611
1900 13,417
1910 13,556
1920 13,477
1930 15,165
1940 18,114
1950 18,342
1960 17,529
1970 23,404
1980 31,666
1990 36,952

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External links

www.wataugacounty.org

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