Gerton
Gerton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 254. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 254 residents
- Description: unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina
- Also known as: “Gerton, NC” and “Gerton, North Carolina”
- Postal code: 28735
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sherrill’s Inn.
Sherrill’s Inn
Guest house
Photo: Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sherrill's Inn is a historic home located near Fairview, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It is a four bay by two bay, log house of the saddle-bag variety which has been raised to two stories and weatherboarded.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chestnut Hill and Bearwallow.
Chestnut Hill
Hamlet
Chestnut Hill is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. It lies at an elevation of 2,667 feet. The community is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Bearwallow
Hamlet
Bearwallow is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina United States and is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bearwallow is situated 2 miles southeast of Gerton.
Bat Cave
Hamlet
Photo: Washuotaku, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bat Cave is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States and is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Named after a bat cave located on Bluerock Mountain, it is the largest known augen gneiss granite fissure cave in North America and is a protected area, not open to the public. Bat Cave is situated 4 miles southeast of Gerton.
Gerton
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Edneyville Township, Henderson, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.47929° or 35° 28′ 45″ northLongitude
-82.34817° or 82° 20′ 53″ westPopulation
254Elevation
2,671 feet (814 metres)Open location code
867VFMH2+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 154023299OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4467856Wikidata ID
Q5553248
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Gerton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gerton”
- Chechen: “Гертон”
- Chinese: “格頓 (北卡羅萊納州)”
- Chinese: “格頓”
- French: “Gerton”
- Gilaki: “گرتن (کلسيايي کارؤلینا)”
- Gilaki: “گرتن”
- Irish: “Gerton”
- Italian: “Gerton”
- Ladin: “Gerton”
- Persian: “گرتون، کارولینای شمالی”
- Persian: “گرتون”
- Polish: “Gerton”
- Serbian: “Герстон”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Gerton, North Carolina”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Gerton”
- South Azerbaijani: “جرتون، قوزئی کارولینا”
- Spanish: “Gerton”
- Tatar: “Гертон”
- Ukrainian: “Гертон”
- Welsh: “Gerton, Gogledd Carolina”
- Welsh: “Gerton”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maxwell Mill and Fairview.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gerton Post Office and United States Postal Service.
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