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   Watauga County (/ w ə ˈ t ɔː ɡ ə / wuh-TAW-guh) is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census , the population was 54,086. [2] Its county seat and largest community is Boone .

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2. www.wataugacounty.org › historyWatauga County, NC

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   5 days ago · Watauga County has a rich history with many local family roots going back as far as the late 1700s and early to mid-1800s. In 2014, the Watauga County Library and Watauga County Historical Society launched the Watauga Digital Project which aims to make the complex history of Watauga County more widely known and easily accessible to the public by digitally preserving images, documents, and ...

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   May 6, 2024 · Guide to Watauga County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Editing rights on the English Wiki are changing.

   • County seat: Boone
   • Parent County (s): Ashe, Caldwell, Wilkes, and Yancey [1]

   • Organized: 1849

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   Where is Watauga County NC located?

   • See also: Appalachian State University; Tweetsie Railroad. Watauga County, located in the Mountain region of North Carolina, was formed in 1849 from Ashe, Wilkes, Caldwell, and Yancey Counties and named after the Watauga River ("Watauga" is an Indian word meaning "beautiful river"). It is situated along the Tennessee-North Carolina border.

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   How did Watauga County get its name?

   • The county was formed in 1849 from parts of Ashe, Caldwell, Wilkes, and Yancey counties and was named for the Watauga River, whose name is said to be a Native American word often translated as "whispering waters," "beautiful waters" or "land of the beyond," all of which describe the region.

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   What is Watauga County known for?

   • Vilas, Deep Gap, Meat Camp, Cove Creek, Foscoe, Zionville, Bethel, Stony Fork and Sugar Grove are rural communities in Watauga County with their own unique heritage and beauty. Watauga County has a rich history with many local family roots going back as far as the late 1700s and early to mid-1800s.

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   Is Watauga County a mountainous county?

   • Watauga County is extremely mountainous, and all of the county's terrain is located within the Appalachian Mountains range. The highest point in the county is Calloway Peak, the highest peak of Grandfather Mountain (shared with the adjacent counties of Avery and Caldwell), which rises to 5,964 feet (1,818 meters) above sea level.

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5. www.ncpedia.org › geography › wataugaWatauga County | NCpedia

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   Watauga County, located in the Mountain region of North Carolina, was formed in 1849 from Ashe, Wilkes, Caldwell, and Yancey Counties and named after the Watauga River ("Watauga" is an Indian word meaning "beautiful river"). It is situated along the Tennessee-North Carolina border.

6. www.wikiwand.com › en › Watauga_County,_NCWatauga County, North Carolina - Wikiwand

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   Watauga County The county is in an exceptionally mountainous region. It is the home of Appalachian State University, which has approximately 20,023 students as of August 20, 2020. Watauga County comprises the Boone, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.