Lunday

Lunday

Lunday is a community in west central Mitchell County on the Toe River. The elevation is 2,346 above sea level. Was a stop on the Clinchfield Railroad during passenger train days until the 1950s. Famous for it’s “house on the rocks” and the swinging...
Peppers

Peppers

Community in western Mitchell County on Bee Creek.The name of the community may come from the fact that spearmint and peppermint grew in the “bottoms” of that area. The Peppers Post Office was located on Peppers Branch near the old Mills Harrell House on...
Ewart

Ewart

Community in north Mitchell County on Big Rock Creek between Harrell and Buladean. Knowledgeable Mitchell County residents say they believe this area was the location of the post office for General Wilder’s Cloudland Hotel on Roan Mountain. The Cloudland Post...
Street

Street

Street is a community in Mitchell County between Tipton Hill and Hollow Poplar Creek. Named for the Street family who were the early settlers there. Samuel C. Bradshaw was the first postmaster for this community that operated from 1903 to 1917.
Clarissa

Clarissa

  This Mitchell County community was named after Clarissa Baker Buchanan, a beloved woman and early settler in the Cane Creek area. According to oral tradition, during the Civil War all the men were gone to fight. At that time marauders were a real danger in the...