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Wilmot, North Carolina

Coordinates: 35°24′08″N 83°18′47″W / 35.40222°N 83.31306°W / 35.40222; -83.31306
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Wilmot, North Carolina
The Wilmot Swinging Bridge
The Wilmot Swinging Bridge
Wilmot is located in North Carolina
Wilmot
Wilmot
Wilmot is located in the United States
Wilmot
Wilmot
Coordinates: 35°24′08″N 83°18′47″W / 35.40222°N 83.31306°W / 35.40222; -83.31306
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyJackson
Elevation
1,916 ft (584 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code(s)
28789
Area code828
GNIS feature ID1023270[1]

Wilmot is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. Wilmot is located along US 74, West of Dillsboro and East of Whittier.

As the Western North Carolina Railroad constructed the Murphy Branch, Wilmot served as a whistle stop and a point of access to the railroad for area logging companies.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ Following Wagon Trails - 1890s: Wilmot, WCU Digital Collections, Travel Western North Carolina (retrieved 2 Oct, 2014)

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