NC Gazetteer

Wilkes County

… was formed in 1778 from Surry County and the District of Washington. Located in the NW section of the state, it is bounded by Yadkin, Iredell, Alexander, Caldwell, Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, and Surry Counties. It was named for John Wilkes (1727-97), English political leader who championed American rights at the time of the Revolution. Area: 765 sq. mi. County seat: Wilkesboro, with an elevation of 1,042 ft. Townships are Antioch, Beaver Creek, Boomer, Brushy Mountains, Edwards, Elk, Jobs Cabin, Lewis Fork, Lovelace, Moravian Falls, Mulberry, New Castle, North Wilkesboro, Reddies River, Rock Creek, Somers, Stanton, Trap Hill, Union, Walnut Grove, and Wilkesboro. Produces corn, wheat, oats, tobacco, apples, peaches, glass products, hay, poultry, livestock, hogs, furniture, mirrors, textiles, apparel, hosiery, and crushed stone.

areas

Devils Garden

bodies of water

W. Kerr Scott Reservoir

branches

Bee Tree Branch
Camp Branch
Kilby Branch
Long Branch
Meadow Branch
Simmons Branch

communities

Abshers
Adley
Austin
Beaux
Benham
Boomer
Bowles
Brewers
Brier Creek
Buck
Burcham
Byrd
Call
Champion
Chuckle
Clingman
Congo
Cricket
Darby
Darnell
Daylo
Dehart
Dellaplane
Denny
Dimmette
Dockery
Doughton
Elkville
Fairplains
Felts
Ferguson
Gilreath
Goulds
Halls Mills
Harley
Harmon
Harpertown
Hay Meadow
Hays
Hendrix
Hunting Creek
Ira
Iron-Lithia Springs
Jarvis
Joynes
Kendal
Knottville
Lester
Lewis Fork
Lomax
Lovelace
Lucile
Maple Springs
McGrady
Mertie
Millers Creek
Moravian Falls
Mount Zion
Moxley
Mulberry
New Castle
Oakdale
Oakwoods
Offen
Old Gilreath
Olmmetta
Osbornville
Ozark
Parks
Parsonville
Patton Ridge
Poors Knots
Pores Knob
Proffitt
Purlear
Quarry
Radical
Readybranch
Reddies River
Roaring River
Round Mountain
Sherman
Shoe
Springfield
Spurgeon
Stanton
Staunton
Stony Hill
Straw
Summit
Thurmond
Traphill
Vannoy
Viands
Walsh
Whittington
Wilbar
Windsors
Windy Gap
Zebra

creeks

Basin Creek
Beaver Creek
Big Bugaboo Creek
Big Sandy Creek
Blood Creek
Brier Creek
Bullhead Creek
Bussels Creek
Cane Creek
Cole Creek
Cub Creek
Double Creek
Dugger Creek
East Prong Cub Creek
Fishdam Creek
Fishing Creek
Flat Rock Creek
Garden Creek
Grays Creek
Halls Mill Creek
Harris Creek
Hay Meadow Creek
Lewis Fork Creek
Little Bugaboo Creek
Little Dugger Creek
Little Hunting Creek
Little Sandy Creek
Long Fork of Beaver Creek
Lousy Creek
Lovelace Creek
Maiden Cane Creek
Mill Creek
Millers Creek
Moravian Creek
Mulberry Creek
Naked Creek
North Prong Lewis Fork Creek
North Rocky Creek
Osborne Creek
Peak Creek
Pumpkin Creek
Purlear Creek
Rich Mountain Creek
Rock Creek
Smitheys Creek
South Prong Lewis Fork Creek
Southwest Stony Fork Creek
Stone Mountain Creek
Stony Fork Creek
Swan Creek
Warrior Creek
West Swan Creek
Whites Creek
Wootens Creek

districts

Cossart

forks

Middle Fork [Reddies River]

former communities

Fishing Creek Township
Goshen
Minton
Newlife

gaps

Air Bellows Gap
Benge Gap
Boones Gap
Bud Lowe Gap
Bumgarner Gap
County Line Gap
Cove Gap
Daniels Gap
Gillam Gap
Handy Gap
Horse Gap
Hugh Day's Gap
Kilby Gap
Miller Gap
Phillips Gap
Pole Bridge Gap
Roaring Gap
Russell Gap

historical markers

Benjamin Cleveland historical marker
Fort Hamby historical marker
James B. Gordon historical marker
James Larkin Pearson 1879-1981 historical marker
James Wellborn 1767-1854 historical marker
Montfort Stokes 1762-1842 historical marker
North Wilkesboro Speedway historical marker
Richard Allen, Sr. historical marker
Stoneman's Raid historical marker
Thomas C. Dula 1844-1868 historical marker
Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church historical marker

historical sites

Fort Hamby

knobs

Brooks Knob
Combs Knob
Debs Knob
Fitches Knob
Hickory Knob
Morris Knob
Onion Knob
Owens Knob
Pores Knob
Ring Fire Knob
Thompkins Knob
Walnut Knob
Wells Knob
Wolf Knob

lakes

Yellow Jacket Lake

millponds

Call Millpond
Hoots Millpond

mountain features

Bucks Peak
Elk Spur
Laurel Spur
Twin Knobs

mountains

Bald Mountain
Burke Mountain
Carters Mountain
Chestnut Mountain
Gill Mountain
Greasy Mountain
Greenstreet Mountain
Hamby Mountain
Hayes Mountain
Herald Mountain
Hickory Knob Mountain
Judd Mountain
Jumping Off Place
Little Grandfather Mountain
Little Mountain
Little Stone Mountain
McInnis Mountain
Pilot Mountain
Pole Mountain
Redding Mountain
Rendezvous Mountain
Rich Mountain
Rich Mountain
Round Mountain
Sharper Mountain
Smith Walker Mountain
Stone Mountain
Tugman Mountain
Whiteface Mountain
Widow Mountain
Yates Mountain
Yellow Hill

prongs

Middle Prong [Roaring River]

regions

Appalachian Dialect Region
Piedmont Dialect Region

reserves

Doughton Park

ridges

County Line Ridge
Dividing Ridge
Elk Ridge

rivers

East Prong Roaring River
Elkin River
Little Elkin River
North Fork Reddies River
North Prong Roaring River
Reddies River
Roaring River
South Fork Reddies River
Yadkin River

schools

East Wilkes High School
Eckerd Connects | Boys Residential Academy at Boomer
North Wilkes High School
West Wilkes High School
Wilkes Central High School
Wilkes County Training School
Wilkes Early College High School

towns

North Wilkesboro
Ronda
Wilkesboro

townships

Antioch Township
Beaver Creek Township
Boomer Township
Brushy Mountain Township
Edwards Township
Elk Township
Jobs Cabin Township
Lewis Fork Township
Lovelace Township
Moravian Falls Township
New Castle Township
North Wilkesboro Township
Reddies River Township
Rock Creek Township
Somers Township
Stanton Township
Trap Hill Township
Union Township
Walnut Grove Township
Wilkesboro Township

transportation-related places

Browns Ford
Marley's Ford

waterfalls

Moravian Falls