Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1952428

Location

State North Carolina

County Rutherford

Feature Class Civil

Coordinates

DMS

35°25'00"N 81°54'59"W

Decimal Degrees

35.4167896, -81.9164918

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Rutherfordton North

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Mount Vernon

0.6 mi SE

Hydrography

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Description

Formerly located in southwestern North Carolina. Incomplete record.

History

Formed from Mecklenburg County in 1769; named for William Tryon (1729-1788) who served as first Governor of North Carolina from 1765 to 1771. Tryon County was dissolved in 1779 and divided into Lincoln and Rutherford Counties.

Nearby Features

Mount Vernon Populated Place · 0.6 mi SE
Logan Populated Place · 1.2 mi NE
Cane Creek Stream · 1.4 mi ENE
Big Camp Creek Stream · 1.7 mi NNE
Harmon (historical) Populated Place · 2.3 mi ESE
Little Camp Creek Stream · 2.5 mi NNE
Case Branch Stream · 2.7 mi S
Westminster Populated Place · 2.8 mi NNE
Cherry Creek Stream · 2.8 mi NW
Thermal Valley Populated Place · 2.9 mi SW