Mitchell County, North Carolina

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Mitchell County, North Carolina is a small, mountainous county in the western part of the state, known for its scenic Blue Ridge landscapes and historic mica and mineral mining industry.

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Mitchell County, North Carolina canonical 11

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division ⓘ
county ⓘ
borders Avery County, North Carolina ⓘ
Burke County, North Carolina ⓘ
Carter County, Tennessee ⓘ
McDowell County, North Carolina ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
Unicoi County, Tennessee ⓘ
Yancey County, North Carolina ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate (high-elevation influenced) ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
countySeat Bakersville, North Carolina ⓘ
economyHistoricallyBasedOn mineral extraction ⓘ
feature forested slopes ⓘ
mountain valleys ⓘ
rivers and streams ⓘ
FIPSCode 37XXX ⓘ
GNISFeatureID XXXXXXX ⓘ
hasCommunity Little Switzerland, North Carolina ⓘ
hasHistoricActivity gem mining ⓘ
mica production for electrical and industrial uses ⓘ
hasIndustry agriculture ⓘ
mining ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasMunicipality Bakersville, North Carolina ⓘ
Spruce Pine, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Spruce Pine
hasScenicAttraction Blue Ridge landscapes ⓘ
mountain overlooks ⓘ
isRural true ⓘ
knownFor Blue Ridge scenery ⓘ
mica mining ⓘ
mineral mining ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ
largestCity Spruce Pine, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Spruce Pine
locatedIn Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
Southern Appalachia ⓘ
United States South ⓘ
Western North Carolina ⓘ
namedFor Elisha Mitchell ⓘ
observes Eastern Daylight Time ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Time Zone

Eastern Standard Time ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Time Zone
partOf North Carolina High Country region (broadly) ⓘ
United States Census Bureau-designated Micropolitan Statistical Area of Spruce Pine (historically) ⓘ
region Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
state North Carolina ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
traversedBy Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ

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

North Carolina's 11th congressional district → contains → Mitchell County, North Carolina ⓘ
Western North Carolina → contains → Mitchell County, North Carolina ⓘ
subject linked to: western North Carolina
Carter County, Tennessee → borders → Mitchell County, North Carolina ⓘ
Yancey County, North Carolina → borders → Mitchell County, North Carolina ⓘ
Avery County, North Carolina → bordersCounty → Mitchell County, North Carolina ⓘ
McDowell County, North Carolina → borders → Mitchell County, North Carolina ⓘ
Nolichucky River → flowsThrough → Mitchell County, North Carolina ⓘ
North Carolina High Country → includesCounty → Mitchell County, North Carolina ⓘ
North Toe River → flowsThrough → Mitchell County, North Carolina ⓘ
North Carolina Highway 226 → passesThrough → Mitchell County, North Carolina ⓘ
Carter County → borders → Mitchell County, North Carolina ⓘ