Buncombe County, North Carolina
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 128 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Asheville, Black Mountain, Weaverville.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP76 of 128 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
128 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBBuncombe was formed in 1792 (1792-01-19) from Burke, Rutherford.
BUNCOMBE created from BURKE and RUTHERFORD.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusBuncombe County population from 1800 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,812 | 10,542 | 10,084 | 12,654 | 21,909 | 44,288 | 64,148 | 108,755 | 124,403 | 130,074 | 160,934 | 206,330 | 269,452 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS70 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 70 of 70 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Absalom Dillingham Cemetery |
| Anders Cemetery |
| Anderson Cove Cemetery |
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Ashelawn Gardens of Memory Memorial Garden |
| Avery Creek Christian Church Graveyard |
| Baker Cemetery |
| Ballard Cemetery |
| Ballard Cemetery |
| Big Ivy Cemetery |
| Blackstock Cemetery |
| Bradley Cemetery |
| Brank Cemetery |
| Brooks Cemetery |
| Cane Creek Cemetery |
| Cedar Hill Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Christ School Columbarium |
| Cole Cemetery |
| Coles Cemetery |
| Davis - Capps Cemetery |
| Dillingham Cemetery |
| Flat Creek Cemetery |
| Fore - Rutledge Cemetery |
| Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Garrison Cemetery |
| Graham Cemetery |
| Green Hills Cemetery |
| Harkins Cemetery |
| Hice Hill Cemetery |
| Huey Cemetery |
| Hunter Cemetery |
| Ivy Hill Cemetery |
| Jay Allen Cemetery |
| Justice Cemetery |
| Lewis Memorial Cemetery |
| Long Shoals Cemetery |
| Luther Cemetery |
| Maney Cemetery |
| Maple Cemetery |
| Mc Kinney Cemetery |
| New Salem Baptist Church Graveyard |
| O'Kelley Cemetery |
| Old Academy Cemetery |
| Old Macedonia Cemetery |
| Olivette Cemetery |
| Paint Fork Cemetery |
| Patton Cemetery |
| Pisgah View Memorial Park |
| Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Rhodes Cemetery |
| Rich Cemetery |
| Ridgeway Cemetery |
| Riverside Cemetery |
| Samuel Bell Gudger Cemetery |
| Sheppard Cemetery |
| Sluder Cemetery |
| Smith Cemetery |
| South Asheville Cemetery |
| Sunset Cemetery |
| Thomas S Dillingham Cemetery |
| Trull Cemetery |
| Violet Hill Cemetery |
| Webb Cemetery |
| West Chapel Cemetery |
| West Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery |
| Wheeler Cemetery |
| Whitaker Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
| Woodlawn Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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