
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Watauga County, North Carolina.
Official Website
The county was formed in 1849. It was named for the Watauga River, whose name is said to be a Native American word. Meanings include "beautiful water," "whispering waters," "village of many springs," and "river of islands."
Adjacent Counties
Towns, Townships & Communities
Aho | Bald Mountain | Bamboo | Beaverdam | Beech Mountain | Bethel | Blowing Rock | Blue Ridge | Boone (County Seat) | Brushy Fork | Cove Creek | Deep Gap | Foscoe | Matney | Meat Camp | New River | Seven Devils | Shawneehaw | Sherwood | Shulls Mill | Silverstone | Sugar Grove | Todd | Valle Crucis | Vilas | Zionville
Cemeteries
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Cherokee National Forest (part)
Watauga County Historical Society
NC Estate Files - Watauga County
