Map of Mitchell County with the community of Bandana highlighted.

Map of Mitchell County with the community of Bandana highlighted.

When the Clinchfield Railroad came into this western Mitchell County community on the Toe River, it was decided to locate a station near a certain point after the train was making several stops a day in that area. A brakeman marked the point by hanging his bandana on a laurel bush. Thus the station and the community became known as “Bandana”. The elevation of Bandana is 2,331 feet.

The Bandana School in 1938.

The Bandana School in 1938.