Town of Banner Elk, Banner Elk Township, Avery County, North Carolina, United States
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- Banner Elk
- Town of Banner Elk
- Incorporated Town
- Located in northern Avery County along the Elk River at the mouth of Shawneehaw Creek, 27 km (17 mi) north northeast of Newland.
- Incorporated in 1891 as Shawneehaw; incorporated again in 1911 as Banner Elk. Named for the Banner family, early settlers along Elk Creek. (NC-T11/p23)
- 36.163181836° 09' 47.5"N-81.871501981° 52' 17.4"W
- Balm 1.2 mi. NE
- Seven Devils (Watauga Township, Watauga County) 2 mi. E
- Sugar Mountain 2.6 mi. S
- Beech Mountain (Laurel Creek Township, Watauga County) 3.4 mi. N
- Grandfather (Linville Township) 4.6 mi. S
- Elk Park (Elk Park Township) 6 mi. W
- Potts 0.5 mi. N
- Michael (Shawneehaw Township, Watauga County) 2.9 mi. NE
- Fox (Heaton Township) 2.9 mi. W
- Yates (Shawneehaw Township, Watauga County) 3 mi. NE
- Eller 3.2 mi. W
- Crawford (Heaton Township) 3.5 mi. NW
- Jestes (Watauga Township, Watauga County) 3.8 mi. SE
- Smith (Heaton Township) 3.8 mi. W
- Lee (Cranberry Township) 3.8 mi. SW
- Pritchard (Heaton Township) 3.9 mi. W
- Hicks (Laurel Creek Township, Watauga County) 3.9 mi. N
- Laws (Heaton Township) 3.9 mi. W
- 913
- 1,128 m
- 829007702
- Updated Apr 19, 2020