Boonford
Boonford is a ghost town in Yancey County, North Carolina, and Mitchell County, North Carolina in the United States, located near present-day North Carolina Highway 80.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: hamlet in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Boonford, NC” and “Boonford, North Carolina”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spruce Pine and Bakersville.
Spruce Pine
Town
Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.
Spruce Pine is the largest town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,194 at the 2020 census. It is one of the only places in the world where high-purity quartz can be found. Spruce Pine is situated 6 miles east of Boonford.
Bakersville
Village
Photo: Kubigula, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bakersville is a town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 450 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Mitchell County. Bakersville is situated 6 miles north of Boonford.
Boonford
- Categories: human settlement and hamlet
- Location: Snow Creek Township, Mitchell, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.9304° or 35° 55′ 49″ northLongitude
-82.16901° or 82° 10′ 8″ westElevation
2,421 feet (738 metres)Open location code
867VWRJJ+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 153978002OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
4456746Wikidata ID
Q122550748
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Boonford” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布恩福德 (北卡羅萊納州)”
- Chinese: “布恩福德”
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