Gragg, North Carolina
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 Gragg, NC | |
  Gragg Location within the state of North Carolina | |
| 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
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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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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |