Ox Creek
Ox Creek is a stream in Buncombe, North Carolina. Ox Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Pleasant Grove, as well as near Beech.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vance Cemetery and Bull Gap.
Vance Cemetery
Cemetery
Vance Cemetery is a cemetery at the end of Vance Cemetery Road in Weaverville, North Carolina. The cemetery opened in 1813 when the namesake David Vance, Sr. was buried.
Bull Gap
Mountain saddle
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Bull Gap is a mountain pass on Bull Mountain, part of the Great Craggy Mountains. Though the Blue Ridge Parkway doesn't go through the gap, it is the most immediate to it and is accessible by hiking. Bull Gap is situated 3½ km southeast of Ox Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weaverville and Stocksville.
Weaverville
Weaverville is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,567 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Asheville metropolitan area.
Stocksville
Hamlet
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Stocksville is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, located at the intersection of Old Mars Hill Highway and Murphy Hill Road, near the I-26/US 19/US 23 interchange. North Buncombe High School is located nearby. Stocksville is situated 7 km northwest of Ox Creek.
Flat Creek
Hamlet
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Flat Creek is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, located along Old Mars Hill Highway, near the Future I-26/US 19/US 23 interchange. The community is named after Flat Creek, a tributary of the French Broad River. Flat Creek is situated 8 km northwest of Ox Creek.
Ox Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.69345° or 35° 41′ 36″ northLongitude
-82.50068° or 82° 30′ 2″ westElevation
664 metres (2,178 feet)Open location code
867VMFVX+9PGeoNames ID
4483740
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