Transylvania County, North Carolina

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county of North Carolina

Transylvania County, North Carolina is a mountainous county in the state's western region, known for its numerous waterfalls, outdoor recreation, and location within the Pisgah National Forest.

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Label Occurrences
Transylvania County, North Carolina canonical 13
Transylvania County 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf county of North Carolina ⓘ
borders Greenville County, South Carolina ⓘ
Haywood County, North Carolina ⓘ
Henderson County, North Carolina ⓘ
Jackson County, North Carolina ⓘ
Pickens County, South Carolina ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate with mountain influences ⓘ
contains Brevard, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: City of Brevard, North Carolina

DuPont State Recreational Forest ⓘ
Gorges State Park ⓘ
Looking Glass Falls ⓘ
Portions of Pisgah National Forest ⓘ
Sliding Rock ⓘ
Town of Rosman, North Carolina ⓘ
Whitewater Falls (upper section nearby in region) ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
countySeat Brevard, North Carolina ⓘ
FIPSCode 37175 ⓘ
founded 1861 ⓘ
GNISID 1022670 ⓘ
governmentType county government ⓘ
hasAirport Transylvania County Airport ⓘ
hasFeature numerous hiking trails ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
scenic mountain vistas ⓘ
hasHigherEducationInstitution Brevard College ⓘ
hasProtectedArea DuPont State Recreational Forest ⓘ
Gorges State Park ⓘ
Pisgah National Forest ⓘ
hasRiver Davidson River ⓘ
French Broad River ⓘ
hasSchoolDistrict Transylvania County Schools ⓘ
knownFor mountainous terrain ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
largestCity Brevard, North Carolina ⓘ
locatedIn Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
United States Census Bureau-designated Asheville metropolitan area (often associated regionally) ⓘ
United States Census Bureau-designated Transylvania County census area ⓘ
namedAfter Latin word "Transylvania" meaning "across the woods" ⓘ
namedFor Transylvania Company ⓘ
nickname Land of Waterfalls ⓘ
officialWebsite https://www.transylvaniacounty.org/ ⓘ
partOf Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Pisgah National Forest ⓘ
region western North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Western North Carolina
state North Carolina ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mark Meadows → hasResidenceIn → Transylvania County, North Carolina ⓘ
Buncombe County, North Carolina → borderedBy → Transylvania County, North Carolina ⓘ
North Carolina's 11th congressional district → contains → Transylvania County, North Carolina ⓘ
Greenville County → hasBorderWith → Transylvania County, North Carolina ⓘ
French Broad River → sourceLocation → Transylvania County, North Carolina ⓘ
Pickens County, South Carolina → borders → Transylvania County, North Carolina ⓘ
western North Carolina → contains → Transylvania County, North Carolina ⓘ
subject surface form: Western North Carolina
DuPont State Recreational Forest → locatedIn → Transylvania County, North Carolina ⓘ
Debbie Meadows → residence → Transylvania County, North Carolina ⓘ
Greenville County, South Carolina → borders → Transylvania County, North Carolina ⓘ
Brevard, North Carolina → county → Transylvania County, North Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Transylvania County
Brevard, North Carolina → locatedIn → Transylvania County, North Carolina ⓘ
Nantahala National Forest → county → Transylvania County, North Carolina ⓘ
Henderson County, North Carolina → borders → Transylvania County, North Carolina ⓘ