Tapoco
Tapoco is an unincorporated community in Graham County, North Carolina, United States. Tapoco is located on U.S. Route 129 near the Little Tennessee River, 11 miles northwest of Robbinsville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Graham County, North Carolina
- Also known as: “Tapoco, NC” and “Tapoco, North Carolina”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cheoah Dam and Deals Gap.
Cheoah Dam
Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Cheoah Dam is a hydroelectric dam located in Graham and Swain counties, North Carolina, on the Little Tennessee River between river miles 51 and 52.
Deals Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: Washuotaku, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deals Gap is a mountain pass along the North Carolina–Tennessee state line, bordering the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and near the Little Tennessee River. Deals Gap is situated 2½ miles northeast of Tapoco.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calderwood.
Calderwood
Hamlet
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Calderwood was a community once located along the Little Tennessee River in Blount County, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1912 as a base for the Aluminum Company of America's Little Tennessee Valley hydroelectric development operations, the community continued to house construction personnel and dam maintenance personnel for nearby Calderwood Dam until the 1960s. Calderwood is situated 6 miles northwest of Tapoco.
Tapoco
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Yellow Creek Township, Graham, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.44342° or 35° 26′ 36″ northLongitude
-83.93685° or 83° 56′ 13″ westElevation
1,175 feet (358 metres)Open location code
867RC3V7+97OpenStreetMap ID
node 154184422OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Tapoco” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “塔波科 (北卡羅萊納州)”
- Chinese: “塔波科”
- French: “Tapoco”
- South Azerbaijani: “تاپوکو، قوزئی کارولینا”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Bethel Church and Meadow Branch Volunteer Fire Department.
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