Burke County, Administrative county in western North Carolina, US
Burke County spans across 506 square miles of land, encompassing parts of Lake James, Lake Rhodhiss, and sections of the Pisgah National Forest.
The county, established in 1777 from Rowan County, takes its name from Thomas Burke, a delegate to the Continental Congress and governor of North Carolina.
The Western Campus of North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics and Western Piedmont Community College provide educational resources to county residents.
Nine incorporated municipalities form Burke County, with Morganton serving as the county seat and administrative center for approximately 87,570 residents.
Archaeological evidence at the Joara site near Morganton reveals a 16th-century Spanish fort, Fort San Juan, marking early European presence in North America.
Location: North Carolina
Inception: 1777
Capital city: Morganton
Shares border with: Caldwell County, Catawba County, Lincoln County, Cleveland County, Avery County, Rutherford County, McDowell County
Website: https://burkenc.org
GPS coordinates: 35.75000,-81.71000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:47
Linville Falls
29.6 km
Linville Gorge Wilderness
25.3 km
Joara
5.1 km
Fort San Juan
8.5 km
Table Rock
22.1 km
South Mountains State Park
17.5 km
Lake James State Park
16.3 km
High Shoals Falls
18.6 km
Edgar Allan Poe House
24.1 km
Waldensian Presbyterian Church
13.4 km
Quaker Meadows
1.3 km
Tuttle Educational State Forest
13.2 km
Adams Mountain
20.2 km
Lenoir High School
23.5 km
Creekside
1.6 km
Magnolia Place
3.9 km
Nuckolls-Jefferies House
20.8 km
Franklin Pierce Tate House
1.7 km
Burke County Courthouse
2.3 km
Tate House
2 km
Chestnut Mountain
25.2 km
Bellevue
3.6 km
Gaston Chapel
2.1 km
Propst House
29.9 km
Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church
20.7 km
Clover Hill
31.8 km
Markham-Albertson-Stinson Cottage
23 km
Lenoir Downtown Historic District
24.1 kmReviews
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