Barnardsville, North Carolina

Barnardsville is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.[1]

Barnardsville
Unincorporated community
Barnardsville, circa 1921
Barnardsville
Location within the state of North Carolina
Barnardsville
Barnardsville (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°46′39″N 82°27′17″W
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
Elevation
2,201 ft (671 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1018968[1]

Located on Ivy Creek, the settlement is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Barnard's Inn was established at the settlement by Hezekiah and Hester Barnard in the early 1800s.[2]

A post office was established in 1875.[3]

Barnardsville incorporated in 1959, and established its own police force and fire department. The town dissolved its incorporation in 1965 for financial reasons.[3][4]

Located at the settlement is an elementary school, a restaurant, a post office, many churches, and the Big Ivy Community Center, where Mountain Heritage Day is celebrated on the first Saturday of October. Access to the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway is available through Barnardsville.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnardsville
  2. Ruscin, Terry (2016). A History of Transportation in Western North Carolina: Trails, Roads, Rails and Air. Arcadia.
  3. Powell, William S.; Hill, Michael (2010). The North Carolina Gazetteer, Second Edition. University of North Carolina Press. p. 25.
  4. Lawrence, Brian (2014). Firefighting in Buncombe County. Arcadia. p. 31.



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