Roaring Creek, North Carolina

Roaring Creek
—  Unincorporated  —
Roaring Creek Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°03′49″N 82°00′45″W / 36.06361°N 82.0125°W / 36.06361; -82.0125Coordinates: 36°03′49″N 82°00′45″W / 36.06361°N 82.0125°W / 36.06361; -82.0125
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Avery County
Elevation	2,982 ft (909 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	28657
Area code(s)	828
GNIS feature ID	1022311[1]

Roaring Creek is an unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The community was named after Roaring Creek, which flows in the area.^[2] The community is located along US 19-E, between the communities of Frank and Plumtree.

History

On September 27, 1780, the Overmountain Men, led by William Campbell, camped at Roaring Creek, after passing Yellow Mountain Gap; ten days later, October 7, 1780, they would arrive at Kings Mountain for the Battle of Kings Mountain against the British.

See also

• Big Yellow Mountain
• Grassy Ridge Bald
• Little Yellow Mountain
• North Toe River
• Overmountain Men
• Unaka Range

References

Further reading

• Cooper, Horton. History of Avery County, Biltmore Press, 1964
• Cooper, Horton. North Carolina Mountain Folklore and Miscellany Murfreesboro, N.C., Johnson Pub. Co., c1972

v t e Municipalities and communities of Avery County, North Carolina, United States County seat: Newland Towns Banner Elk Beech Mountain‡ Crossnore Elk Park Newland Seven Devils‡ Villages Grandfather Sugar Mountain Unincorporated communities Altamont Cranberry Frank Gragg Heaton Ingalls Linville Linville Falls‡ Minneapolis Montezuma Pineola Plumtree Roaring Creek Three Mile Vale Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties