Buncombe County NC

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Buncombe County NC is home to the cities and towns of Asheville, Biltmore Forest, Black Mountain, Montreat, Weaverville and Woodfin.

The county has a population of 229,047 according to the 2008 estimate.  The county seat is Asheville.

Buncombe county also contains 16 townships.  These are Asheville, Avery Creek, Black Mountain, Broad River, Fairview, Flat Creek, French Broad, Ivy, Leicester, Limestone, Lower Hominy, Reems Creek, Sandy Mush, Swannanoa, Woodfin, and Upper Hominy.

Besides the metro activities, there are plenty of recreational areas with the Blue Ridge Parkway and Pisgah National Forest crossing its boundaries.  The most notable is the French Broad River, known for white water rafting and kayaking, which flows from the South, through the county and onward North.  Mount Mitchell, the highest peak East of the Mississippi, is Northeast from Buncombe County and is near the source of the Swannanoa River.  The Swannanoa joins the French Broad in Asheville.

Travel is made easy by the numerous interstates and US highways.  Interstate 26, 40 and 240 service this area along with US Highway 19, 23, 25, 70 and 74.  The newest of these is Interstate 26 which was a 20-year, half a billion dollar project that joined Mars Hills (just North of Asheville) to Johnson City, Tennessee through the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, making several destinations an easy day trip away.

Some notable attractions in the area include the Biltmore House in Asheville where the Vanderbilts 19th-century country estate is open to tours year long.

One of Asheville’s most famous citizens, Thomas Wolfe and his Memorial is also open to the public.

Asheville’s first mansion and oldest surviving structure, the Smith-McDowell House, is now a history museum.

The Blue Ridge Parkway Folk Art Center presents the heritage of the southern Appalachian mountain people.

Experience the rich history of visual arts in North Carolina by visiting the Asheville Art Museum, with works of art in permanent and special exhibitions.

For government and civil information, please visit the Buncombe County Goverment website.

And don’t forget the North Carolina Arboretum and the Western North Carolina Nature Center.

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