Avery
Avery County was formed in 1911 from parts of Caldwell County, Mitchell County, and Watauga County. It was named for Waightstill Avery, a colonel in the American Revolutionary War and the first Attorney General of North Carolina (1777-1779). Source Wikipedia
Avery County was the last of North Carolina’s 100 counties to be formed. The county seat is Newland, named for then Lt. Gov. of the State of North Carolina.
Toe Valley Genealogical Society
491 Beaver Creek Road
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
(covers Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties)
Avery County Historical Society
P.O. Box 266
Newland, NC 28657
Avery County Courthouse
PO Box 640
County Courthouse
Newland, NC 28657
Avery County Historical Museum
Census
1920 Federal Census Images - directory opens to listing of images by page number
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries in Avery County
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Cities and towns of Avery County:
Altamont
Balm
Banner Elk
Beech Bottom
Beech Mountain
Carpenter Bottom
Chestnut Dale
Cranberry
Cranberry Gap
Crossnore
Darkridge
Elk Park
Elk Valley
Flat Springs
Foscoe
Frank
Grandfather
Heaton
Hughes
Ingalls
Kellersville
Linville
Matney
Minneapolis
Montezuma
Newland (County Seat)
Norwood Hollow
Pineola
Plumtree
Pyatte
Roaring Creek
Rominger
Senia
Seven Devils
Spear
Stamey Branch
Three Mile
Valley
Whaley
White Rock
News related to Avery County, NC
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Jackets' coach eager to prove skeptics wrong - Augusta Chronicle
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Jackets' coach eager to prove skeptics wrong
Augusta Chronicle, GA - After he graduated with a degree in physical education in 1979, he went back to his high school in Avery County, NC, looking for a job. … |
Did cloned puppies blow alleged kidnapper's cover? - National Post
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Did cloned puppies blow alleged kidnapper's cover?
National Post, Canada - In 1979, Joyce McKinney was discovered living back in Avery County, NC, where she was born. The British government announced it would not seek her … Cloner Dogged by Sex Scandal Missing years in Bernann McKinney's strange journey from Mormon … Pit bull's cloner outed as Mormon's kidnapper |
Woman who had dogs cloned wanted in Tennessee - The Associated Press
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Woman who had dogs cloned wanted in Tennessee
The Associated Press - McKinney, then living across the state line in Avery County, NC, needed money to help her three-legged horse, Crockett said. "She loved it dearly," Crockett … |
'Johnson football' ready to take over - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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'Johnson football' ready to take over
Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - Born and raised in Newland, NC When he decided his life was in football, he went back to his roots to start, Avery County High School in Newland, … |
The High Country Audubon Society named a new president at their … - Watauga Democrat
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The High Country Audubon Society named a new president at their …
Watauga Democrat, NC - Jesse Pope, of Avery County, will take over as Miles Tager steps down. The HCAS serves Avery, Ashe, Alleghany, Watauga and Wilkes counties. … |
Cloned puppies may have exposed 31-year mystery - The Associated Press
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Cloned puppies may have exposed 31-year mystery
The Associated Press - At the Avery County courthouse in McKinney's hometown of Newland in the western North Carolina mountains, a clerk said she instantly recognized the woman … |
