by mcncdmin | Dec 10, 2018 | Communities
This Mitchell County community was named after Clarissa Young, a beloved woman and early settler in the Cane Creek area. Clarissa is located in the Cane Creek section of Mitchell County, near...
by mcncdmin | Dec 10, 2018 | Communities
This “scientific” community in west central Mitchell County is located near the junction of the North Toe and South Toe Rivers. Although there are several variations of how the community was named, the word Kona is actually short for the chemical makeup of feldspar. K...
by mcncdmin | Dec 10, 2018 | Communities
Hollow Poplar Creek was the original name of this community near where the Toe River becomes the Nolichucky as it flows into the Nolichucky Gorge and Tennessee. It was named for an enormous poplar tree that once stood there. This hollowed tree supposedly served not...
by mcncdmin | Dec 10, 2018 | Communities
This community has often been called the “mineral belt” of Mitchell County because of the clay, spar, and mica mined in the area. Several mineral processing plants sprang up in the area in the early 1900’s. A workman at one of those plants suggested the name Minpro as...
by mcncdmin | Dec 10, 2018 | Communities
This central Mitchell County community is located at the junction of the North Toe River and Cane Creek. At an elevation of 2,058 feet, it was once a major stop on the Clinchfield Railroad line. Many goods that came into the county by train were unloaded at the...
by mcncdmin | Dec 9, 2018 | Communities
Located in southeastern Mitchell County, Kalmia is named for the shrub that is commonly known as mountain laurel. Kalmia grows naturally in the area and was named for named after the Finnish botanist Pehr Kalm, who collected it in eastern North America during the 18th...
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