Location Latitude Longitude GPS Latitude Decimal GPS Longitude Decimal Beartown Mountain 360708N 0820814W 36.1188084 -82.1372359 Big Pine Mountain 361256N 0815913W 36.2156787 -81.9870621 Black Mountain 361620N 0820829W 36.2723302 -82.1414698 Bogart Knob 362116N 0821747W 36.3543706 -82.2963704 Campbell Pen Knob 361455N 0820703W 36.2486507 … Continue reading →
Location Latitude Longitude GPS Latitude Decimal GPS Longitude Decimal Bear Wallow Mine 362504N 0820651W 36.4178892 -82.114294 Blevins Mine 362814N 0820201W 36.4706692 -82.0337351 Blue Spring Mine 362125N 0820622W 36.3570579 -82.1062374 Bowers Branch Prospect 362140N 0820547W 36.361225 -82.0965147 Bowers Mine 362100N 0820718W … Continue reading →
Ripshin is a remote, extremely beautiful area in Carter County. Private ownership of the land precludes trespassing, but public passage is allowed on the road through the area, passing by Roaring Creek. Ripshin Lake is also privately owned. The federally … Continue reading →
For maps before Carter County was established, look for maps that include Washington County — North Carolina, Southwest Territory, or the future Tennessee. Many pre-Statehood maps cover a wider area. For details of those maps, browse the TNGenWeb Project’s … Continue reading →
Pronounced you-NAY-kuh, the name comes from the Cherokee word unega, which means “white.” Cherokee residents called the Unaka Mountain range that forms part of the Tennessee-North Carolina border the White Mountains. This name likely reflected the blanketing of color seen … Continue reading →
The Appalachian Trail, which traverses the Eastern United States from Georgia to Maine, runs the length of Carter County. Click here to browse a comprehensive description of the trail is at the CarterCounty.info site. Click here to visit The Trek … Continue reading →
Elizabethton, named for the wife of Landon Carter (namesake of the county), is Carter County’s seat. It was established on the site of the historic Wataugah Settlement. Hint: The location is pronounced with all short vowel sounds and accent on … Continue reading →
The original village of Butler in Carter County was flooded when TVA impounded Watauga Lake, and the present-day Butler community was built above the Summer high-water level.
Continue reading →Carter County is blessed with some of the most extraordinary scenery in the southern Appalachia region. State Parks, national forests, the Appalachian Trail, mountains, rivers, Watauga Lake, and more draw thousands of visitors each year. The annual Rhododendron Festival on … Continue reading →
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