Ashe County, North Carolina

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county county in North Carolina

Ashe County, North Carolina is a mountainous, largely rural county in the state's northwestern corner, known for its scenic Blue Ridge landscapes, Christmas tree farms, and outdoor recreation.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ashe County, North Carolina canonical 3
Ashe County 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf county ⓘ
county in North Carolina ⓘ
borderCounty Alleghany County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grayson County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Johnson County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sullivan County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Watauga County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wilkes County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
borders Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate humid continental to highland climate ⓘ
congressionalDistrict North Carolina's 5th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countySeat Jefferson, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateEstablished 1799 ⓘ
economy Christmas tree production ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
FIPSCode 37-009 ⓘ
formedFrom Wilkes County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
GNISID 1023850 ⓘ
governingBody Ashe County Board of Commissioners NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature Blue Ridge Parkway access ⓘ
forested ridges ⓘ
mountain valleys ⓘ
hasMunicipality Jefferson, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lansing, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Jefferson, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Mount Jefferson State Natural Area NERFINISHED ⓘ
New River State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Blue Ridge scenery ⓘ
Christmas tree farms ⓘ
New River access ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
rural character ⓘ
largestTown West Jefferson, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Blue Ridge Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
northwestern North Carolina ⓘ
namedAfter Samuel Ashe NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Blue Ridge National Heritage Area NERFINISHED ⓘ
region High Country of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
state North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
subdivisionType county-level subdivision of North Carolina ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
traversedBy New River NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

North Carolina Highway 16 → passesThrough → Ashe County, North Carolina ⓘ
North Carolina's 5th congressional district → containsCounty → Ashe County, North Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ashe County
Asheville, North Carolina’s namesake Samuel Ashe → namesakeOf → Ashe County, North Carolina ⓘ
subject surface form: Samuel Ashe
Samuel Ashe → namesakeOf → Ashe County, North Carolina ⓘ
Northwestern North Carolina → contains → Ashe County, North Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ashe County