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English: This is a locator map showing Burke County in North Carolina. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006:
Burke County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 87,570. [1] Its county seat is Morganton. [2] Burke County is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Burke County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below. [1]
Connelly Springs is located in eastern Burke County. It is bordered to the west by the town of Rutherford College and to the north by Rhodhiss Lake on the Catawba River. Interstate 40 forms part of the southern boundary of the town and leads east 10 miles (16 km) to Hickory and west 10 miles (16 km) to Morganton.
The county and town are named for Griffith Rutherford, leader of an expedition against the Cherokee in 1776 and a general in the American Revolutionary War. [5] In 1791 parts of Rutherford County and Burke County were combined to form Buncombe County. [6] In 1841 parts of Rutherford and Lincoln counties were combined to form Cleveland County. [7]
Jonas Ridge is an unincorporated community in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. Jonas Ridge is located on North Carolina Highway 181 in northwestern Burke County, 3.9 miles (6.3 km) south-southeast of Crossnore. Jonas Ridge has a post office with ZIP code 28641. [3] [4]
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Lake James is a large reservoir in the mountains of Western North Carolina which straddles the border between Burke and McDowell Counties. It is named for tobacco tycoon and benefactor of Duke University James Buchanan Duke. The lake, with surface elevation of 1200 ft (366 m), lies behind a series of 3 earthen dams.