Graham County, North Carolina

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Graham County, North Carolina is a sparsely populated, mountainous county in the state's far western region, known for its rugged terrain, outdoor recreation areas, and proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains.

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Graham County, North Carolina canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity ⓘ
county ⓘ
adjacentToProtectedArea Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ
borders Blount County, Tennessee ⓘ
Cherokee County, North Carolina ⓘ
Jackson County, North Carolina ⓘ
Macon County, North Carolina ⓘ
Monroe County, Tennessee ⓘ
Swain County, North Carolina ⓘ
climate humid subtropical to highland climate transition ⓘ
contains Cheoah River ⓘ
Cherohala Skyway (portion) ⓘ
linked to: Cherohala Skyway

Fontana Lake ⓘ
Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest ⓘ
Nantahala National Forest (part) ⓘ
Santeetlah Lake ⓘ
Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap (portion) ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
countySeat Robbinsville, North Carolina ⓘ
dateEstablished 1872 ⓘ
FIPSCode 37-075 ⓘ
formedFrom Cherokee County, North Carolina ⓘ
GNISID 1020490 ⓘ
governingBody Graham County Board of Commissioners ⓘ
hasCharacteristic sparsely populated ⓘ
hasMajorHighway North Carolina Highway 143 ⓘ
North Carolina Highway 28 ⓘ
North Carolina Highway 73 ⓘ
U.S. Route 129 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRecreationActivity boating ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
motorcycle touring ⓘ
whitewater kayaking ⓘ
hasTerrain mountainous ⓘ
knownFor outdoor recreation ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
largestSettlement Robbinsville, North Carolina ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
western North Carolina ⓘ
locatedInRegion Southern Appalachia ⓘ
linked to: Appalachia
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
namedAfter William Alexander Graham ⓘ
partOf North Carolina ⓘ
postalAbbreviation NC ⓘ
region Great Smoky Mountains region ⓘ
state North Carolina ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blount County, Tennessee → borders → Graham County, North Carolina ⓘ
North Carolina's 11th congressional district → contains → Graham County, North Carolina ⓘ
Fontana Lake shoreline → locatedIn → Graham County, North Carolina ⓘ
Blount County → borders → Graham County, North Carolina ⓘ
Western North Carolina → contains → Graham County, North Carolina ⓘ
subject linked to: western North Carolina
Monroe County, Tennessee → borders → Graham County, North Carolina ⓘ
Nantahala National Forest → county → Graham County, North Carolina ⓘ
Swain County, North Carolina → borders → Graham County, North Carolina ⓘ
Fontana Village, North Carolina → locatedIn → Graham County, North Carolina ⓘ
Fontana Lake → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Graham County, North Carolina ⓘ
Fontana Dam → locatedIn → Graham County, North Carolina ⓘ
Stecoah Gap → locatedIn → Graham County, North Carolina ⓘ
Cheoah River → locatedIn → Graham County, North Carolina ⓘ
U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina → passesThrough → Graham County, North Carolina ⓘ