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was formed in 1799 from Wilkes County. In the NW corner of the state, it is bounded by the states of Tennessee and Virginia and by Alleghany, Wilkes, and Watauga Counties. It was named for Samuel Ashe (1725-1813), Revolutionary patriot, superior court judge, and governor of the state (1795-98). Area: 427 sq. mi. County seat: Jefferson, with an elevation of 2,900 ft. Townships are Chestnut Hill, Clifton, Creston, Elk, Grassy Creek, Helton, Horse Creek, Hurricane, Jefferson, Laurel, North Fork, Obids, Oldfields, Peak Creek, Pine Swamp, Piney Creek, Pond Mountain, Walnut Hill, and West Jefferson. Produces corn, tobacco, Christmas trees, rubber products, wood products, hay, dairy livestock, chemicals, textiles, hosiery, furniture, and electronics. Home to a cheese plant in West Jefferson. Copper and mica are mineral products, and the county has a potential for the production of stone, iron ore, and gem stones.

rises in E Pender County in Holly Shelter Bay and flows W into Northeast Cape Fear River. Appears as Ashes Mill on the Price map, 1808, and as Ashe's Mill Creek on the MacRae map, 1833. Exeter, which see, was nearby.

on the Mitchell County, N.C.-Carter County, Tenn., line.

S Onslow County in Stump Sound on the S side of Spicers Bay, a tidal-marsh and coastal-beach island approx. 1¼ mi. long. Named for John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802).

See Ashe Creek; Exeter.

town and county seat, central Randolph County. Inc. 1796. Named for Samuel Ashe (1725-1813), governor of North Carolina, 1795-98. Produces hosiery, apparel, textiles, blankets, batteries, furniture, toys, and shoes. Alt. 879.

unincorporated outskirts of Asheboro, central Randolph County.

central Randolph County.

unincorporated outskirts of Asheboro, central Randolph County. A portion of the area was taken into the town of Asheboro late in 1960 after the census had been taken.

See Upper Broad Creek.