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Roaring Creek, North Carolina

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Coordinates: 36°03′49″N 82°00′45″W / 36.06361°N 82.01250°W / 36.06361; -82.01250
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Roaring Creek
Unincorporated community
Church and fields outside Roaring Creek
Church and fields outside Roaring Creek
Roaring Creek is located in North Carolina
Roaring Creek
Roaring Creek
Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°03′49″N 82°00′45″W / 36.06361°N 82.01250°W / 36.06361; -82.01250
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAvery
Elevation
2,982 ft (909 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28657
Area code828
GNIS feature ID1022311[1]

Roaring Creek is an unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The community was named after Roaring Creek, which flows in the area.[2] The community is located along US 19-E, between the communities of Frank and Plumtree.

History

On September 27, 1780, the Overmountain Men, led by William Campbell, camped at Roaring Creek, after passing Yellow Mountain Gap; on October 7, 1780, they would arrive at Kings Mountain for the Battle of Kings Mountain against the British.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roaring Creek, North Carolina
  2. ^ Hardy, Michael C. (2007). Remembering Avery County. The History Press. ISBN 1-59629-232-6.

Further reading

  • Cooper, Horton. History of Avery County, Biltmore Press, 1964
  • Cooper, Horton. North Carolina Mountain Folklore and Miscellany Murfreesboro, N.C., Johnson Pub. Co., c1972
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