Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States
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- Cleveland County
- County
- Located in southwestern North Carolina along the boundary with South Carolina, 82 km (51 mi) west of Charlotte; County Seat: Shelby.
- Formed in 1841 from Rutherford and Lincoln Counties. Originally spelled "Cleaveland County". Honors Colonel Benjamin Cleaveland (1738-1806), a western explorer and hero of the Battle of Kings Mountain. (NC-T11/p109)
- 35.333462535° 20' 00.5"N-81.549813681° 32' 59.3"W
- 84,714
- 218 m
- Catawba NE
- Lincoln NE
- Gaston E
- York (South Carolina) SE
- Cherokee (South Carolina) S
- Rutherford W
- Burke N
- 187074849
- Updated May 6, 2020