Mitchell County, County seat district in western North Carolina, United States
Mitchell County extends across valleys and mountains in western North Carolina, with Bakersville as its administrative center at 3,000 feet elevation.
The county formed in 1861 during the Civil War period, while Bakersville developed as a settlement after David Baker established his residence in 1790.
The North Carolina Rhododendron Festival takes place each June in Bakersville, celebrating the natural mountain flora with exhibitions and community events.
The Mitchell County Historical Society Museum displays regional artifacts in a former attorney office behind the county courthouse, open for public visits.
Local mica deposits, mined since prehistoric times by Native Americans, generated an economic surge in the 1870s when the mineral gained commercial value.
Location: North Carolina
Inception: 1861
Capital city: Bakersville
Website: http://www.mitchellcounty.org
Shares border with: Carter County, Avery County, McDowell County, Yancey County, Unicoi County
Website: http://mitchellcounty.org
GPS coordinates: 36.01000,-82.16000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 13:21
Western North Carolina
23.1 km
Linville Falls
22 km
Mount Craig
27.4 km
Roan Mountain State Park
19.9 km
Mitchell Falls
28.5 km
Celo Knob
19.3 km
Roaring Fork Falls
27.2 km
Grassy Ridge Bald
12.3 km
Church of the Resurrection
18.8 km
Big Yellow Mountain
16.4 km
Bald Creek Historic District
26 km
Whiteoak Creek Falls
21.1 km
John Wesley McElroy House
16.4 km
Gillespie Gap
20.1 km
John T. Wilder House
22.2 km
Yancey Collegiate Institute Historic District
15.6 km
Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District
13.2 km
Yancey County Courthouse
16.4 km
Mitchell County Courthouse
664 m
Ray Wiseman House
19.7 km
Citizens Bank Building
16.4 km
Milligan Shuford Wise and Theron Colbert Dellinger Houses
20.7 km
Dellinger Mill
5.6 km
Franklin-Penland House
21.1 km
Mount Mitchell State Park
28.3 km
Museum of North Carolina Minerals
19.5 km
Mount Mitchell Museum
28.7 km
Linville Falls Visitor Center
21.8 kmReviews
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