Beaver Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina
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Beaver Creek, North Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 36°22′41″N 81°29′53″W / 36.37806°N 81.49806°WCoordinates: 36°22′41″N 81°29′53″W / 36.37806°N 81.49806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Ashe |
Elevation | 3,041 ft (927 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 28694 |
Area code | 336 |
FIPS code | 37-37009 |
GNIS feature ID | 1019027[1] |
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Beaver Creek is an unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States, located off U.S. Route 221, south of West Jefferson.
The Virginia-Carolina Railway once had service through this area. The Virginia–Carolina Railway was an interstate railroad in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina. It ran from Abingdon in Washington County, Virginia to Todd in Ashe County. The line charted a complicated course through the mountains of the area, crossing the Blue Ridge near Mount Rogers.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Creek, North Carolina. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Beaver Creek North NC". ZIP Code Lookup. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2008-06-09.