City of Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
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- Asheville
- City of Asheville
- Incorporated City
- Located in central Buncombe County along the French Broad River.
- Settled in 1792; incorporated in 1797. At one time called Morristown, likely for William Morris who cast the deciding vote as a Commissioner which sellected the site for the Buncombe County Courthouse in 1792. Name changed to Asheville in 1797 for Samuel Ashe (1725-1798), Governor of North Carolina from 1795 to 1798. (NC-T11/p14)
- 35.600945235° 36' 03.4"N-82.554015082° 33' 14.5"W
- Albemarle 1 mi. NE
- Woodfin 2.7 mi. NW
- Biltmore Forest (Limestone Township) 4.9 mi. S
- Weaverville (Reems Creek Township) 6.7 mi. N
- Fletcher (Hoopers Creek Township, Henderson County) 12.1 mi. S
- Black Mountain (Black Mountain Township) 13.1 mi. E
- Riverside 0.9 mi. W
- South Asheville 1.6 mi. SE
- Green Hills 2.5 mi. W
- Violet Hill (Asheville Township) 2.6 mi. W
- Fore (Asheville Township) 2.9 mi. W
- Lewis Memorial 3 mi. N
- Smith (Asheville Township) 3.3 mi. W
- Woodlawn 3.4 mi. SE
- Rich 3.8 mi. W
- Rhodes (Leicester Township) 4 mi. NW
- West Chapel 4.2 mi. SE
- Sunset 4.3 mi. SE
- 68,795
- 650 m
- 875061506
- Updated May 3, 2020