Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Boone |
town and county seat, central Watauga County. Inc. 1871. Named for Daniel Boone (1734-1820) who, according to tradition, camped there while on a hunting trip. Home of Appalachian State University. The outdoor drama Horn in the West, by Kermit Hunter, has been produced there each summer since 1952. Produces electronics components, apparel, canned foods, wood products, and shoes. Alt. 3,266. |
| Boone Branch |
rises in N Clay County and flows SE into Tuni Creek. |
| Boone Camp Branch |
rises in E Watauga County and flows SE into Elk Creek. |
| Boone Cove Gap |
on the Madison County, N.C.-Unicoi County, Tenn., line. |
| Boone Creek |
rises in S Watauga County and flows NE into Flannery Fork [South Fork River]. |
| Boone Fork |
rises in S Watauga County and flows NE and N into Watauga River. |
| Boone Ridge |
W Yancey County between Wolf Branch and Shepherd Branch. |
| Boone Township |
central Watauga County. |
| Boone's Cave |
on a high bluff overlooking the Yadkin River in W Davidson County is traditionally said to have been occupied by Daniel Boone. It is near Horseshoe Neck, which see, and a park is maintained near the cave by the county. |
| Boone's Fork |
stream, rises in NW Caldwell County and flows W into Mulberry Creek. Named for Jesse Boone, pre-Revolutionary settler and nephew of Daniel Boone. |