Gragg, North Carolina
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Coordinates: 36°04′23″N 81°46′14″W / 36.07306°N 81.77056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Avery County |
Named for | William Gragg[1] |
Elevation | 2,664 ft (812 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 28645 |
Area code | 828 |
GNIS feature ID | 1020484[2] |
Gragg is an unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States, spanning approximately one-half mile in radius from the intersection of Edgemont Road and Globe Road.[3] Gragg can be accessed from US 221 via mile marker #305 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The area was originally known as "'Carey's Flat'".
Photo gallery
[edit]- Welcome to Gragg, NC
- Coffey Trout Lake
- New Hopewell Baptist Church
- New Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
- View overlooking Gragg, NC from the Stack Rock Creek Bridge on the Blue Ridge Parkway (mile marker 304.5)
- Stack Rock Creek Bridge at Blue Ridge Parkway mile marker 304.5
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hardy, Michael (May 17, 2017). "A few Avery County place names". The Avery Journal Times. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gragg, North Carolina
- ^ Gragg, NC Community Profile
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