Editing Transylvania County, North Carolina

{{Short description|County in North Carolina, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Transylvania County
 | state                = North Carolina
 | seal                 = Transylvania County Seal.png
 | founded              = 1861
 | named for            = [[Latin]] word meaning "Across the Woods"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=J.D. |title=Transylvania County, North Carolina |url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/transylvania_county_nc.html |access-date=September 9, 2023 |website=www.carolana.com}}</ref>
 | seat wl              = Brevard
 | largest city wl      = Brevard
 | city type            = community
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 380.33
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 378.36
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 1.97
 | area percentage      = 0.52
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 32986
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 33549 {{gain}}
 | population_density_sq_mi = 87.18
 | coordinates          = {{coord|35.21|-82.82|type:adm2nd_region:US-NC_source:USCensusBureau2020gazetteerfiles|display=inline,title}}
 | web                  = www.transylvaniacounty.org
 | ex image             = Brevard, North Carolina - Transylvania Co. Courthouse (cropped).JPG
 | ex image cap         = [[Transylvania County Courthouse]] in Brevard
 | district             = 11th
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | logo                 = Transylvania County Logo.png
 | nickname             = Land of Waterfalls
}}

'''Transylvania County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Carolina]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] the population is 32,986.<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> Its [[county seat]] is [[Brevard, North Carolina|Brevard]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

Transylvania County comprises the Brevard, NC [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which is also included in the [[Asheville metropolitan area|Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC Combined Statistical Area]].

==History==
The North Carolina General Assembly apportioned Transylvania County on February 15, 1861, from lands previously attributed to neighboring [[Jackson County, North Carolina|Jackson]] and [[Henderson County, North Carolina|Henderson]] counties; it was named by representative Joseph P. Jordan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Threlkel |first=du Toit |last2=Brian |first2=Susan |title=1861-1911 Timeline |url=http://www.transylvaniaheritage.org/1861-1911 |access-date=October 30, 2019 |website=Transylvania Heritage Museum}}</ref> Until the early 20th century, the vast majority of Transylvania County residents subsisted through agriculture, growing staples such as potatoes and cabbage.<ref name="youtube.com">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/4Ih2SKjDAVo Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150708185025/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ih2SKjDAVo Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |last=mktconnections |year=2011 |title=Transylvania County Sesquicentennial Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ih2SKjDAVo |website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Beginning in the early 20th century, with Joseph Silverstein's tannery in what was renamed as [[Rosman, North Carolina|Rosman]] in 1905, a manufacturing economy began to develop in the county. It relied on timber and related products harvested from the [[Pisgah National Forest]]. In the 1930s, Harry Straus opened a paper mill in the Pisgah Forest area; by the mid-20th century, Straus's Ecusta Paper manufacturing site provided jobs to over 3,000 local residents. During the peak industrial years of the 1950s, [[DuPont]] had a factory in the county, employing nearly 1,000 more residents.<ref name="youtube.com" />

In the following decades, [[Brevard College]] and its namesake town each grew at dramatic rates. The [[Brevard Music Center]] and its summer Brevard Music Festival began to attract musicians and enthusiasts from around the country to Transylvania County.<ref name="youtube.com"/>

Since the late 20th century, Transylvania County's economy has changed. Many of the manufacturing operations went defunct or moved offshore for cheap labor, including Ecusta and DuPont. Since then, the county has worked to reshape its economy around the growing summer and winter tourism industry in Appalachia.<ref name="youtube.com"/>

==Geography==
{{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=8|id=Q507743|type=shape-inverse|text=Interactive map of Transylvania County}}
[[File:Biltmore Forestry School, Schoolhouse, Brevard vicinity (Transylvania County, North Carolina).jpg|thumb|The [[Biltmore School of Forestry]], founded in 1898, was the nation's first forestry school.]]
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|380.33|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|378.36|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.97|sqmi}} (0.52%) water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files – North Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_37.txt |access-date=September 9, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

Transylvania County contains the primary headwaters of the [[French Broad River]], locally called North Fork, West Fork, East Fork, and Middle Fork. Since the county's northern and western boundaries follow mountain ridges, all these tributaries originate from sources in the county. The French Broad flows primarily east and northward through the county into Henderson County.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:0::NO::P3_FID:1306463|title=Feature Detail Report for: French Broad River|website=US Geological Survey|access-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref>

The county's northern border follows the ridge line proximate to the [[Blue Ridge Parkway]], and the southern border mostly follows the [[Eastern Continental Divide]], from the border of Henderson County and South Carolina, westward to near US 178 and Jackson County.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Hiking Waterfalls in North Carolina: A Guide to the State's Best Waterfall Hikes|last=Watson|first=Melissa|publisher=FalconGuides|year=2011|isbn=978-0762771509|pages=80–84}}</ref> The headwaters of [[Lake Toxaway]] lie south of the Eastern Continental Divide, becoming the [[Toxaway River]], descending rapidly through [[Gorges State Park]] and into [[Lake Jocassee]] on the county's southern edge. This area, known as the Cane Brake, is difficult to access from North Carolina due to the steep slope of the trails in Gorges State Park, but can be reached more easily via the [[Foothills Trail]] from South Carolina.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The North Carolina Sierra Club's guide to the Jocassee Gorges: Horsepasture, Bearwallow, & Toxaway Region|last=Thomas|first=Bill|year=1998|pages=5–8}}</ref>

Transylvania County is known as the "Land of Waterfalls", due to it having over 250 [[waterfalls]]. This is due to a combination of its high precipitation and location on the Blue Ridge Escarpment. Notable waterfalls in the county include [[Looking Glass Falls]], [[Moore Cove Falls]], [[Rainbow Falls (Horsepasture River)|Rainbow Falls]], and [[Whitewater Falls (North Carolina)|Whitewater Falls]], the tallest waterfall east of the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]]. It receives over {{convert|90|in}} of rain annually due to [[orographic lift]], making it the state's wettest county. ([[Buncombe County]], {{convert|30|mi}} northeast, is the driest, as it sits in Transylvania County's [[rain shadow]].) The [[Blue Ridge Parkway]] traverses parts of the county, and has views of the [[Appalachian Mountains]], which reach over {{convert|6000|ft|m}} elevation in the county.

===National protected areas===
* [[Blue Ridge Parkway]] (part)
* [[Nantahala National Forest]] (part)
* [[Pisgah National Forest]] (part)

===State and local protected areas===
{{See also|Category:Protected areas of Transylvania County, North Carolina}}
* [[Biltmore Forest School]]
* [[Bracken Preserve]]
* [[Davidson River Recreational Area]]
* [[Dupont State Forest Game Land]] (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands">{{Cite web |title=NCWRC Game Lands |url=https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/gamelands |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=www.ncpaws.org}}</ref>
* [[DuPont State Recreational Forest]] (part)
* [[Gorges State Park]]
* [[Headwaters State Forest]]
* [[Headwaters State Forest Game Land]]<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>
* [[Pisgah National Forest Game Land]] (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>
* [[Southern Highlands Reserve]] (part)
* [[Sycamore Flats Recreational Area]]
* [[Toxaway Game Land]]<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>

===Major water bodies===
* [[Atagahi Lake (North Carolina)|Atagahi Lake]]
* [[Camp Creek Falls (North Carolina)|Camp Creek Falls]]
* [[Cascade Lake (North Carolina)|Cascade Lake]]
* [[Dupont Lake (North Carolina)|Dupont Lake]]
* [[French Broad River]]
* [[Horsepasture River]]
* [[Kings Creek (North Carolina)|Kings Creek]]
* [[Lake Jocassee]]
* [[Lake Julia (North Carolina)|Lake Julia]]
* [[Lake Toxaway]]
* [[Lake Wanteska (North Carolina)|Lake Wanteska]]
* [[Little River (North Carolina)|Little River]]
* [[French Broad River|North Fork French Broad River]]
* [[Shoal Creek (North Carolina)|Shoal Creek]]
* [[South Fork Flat Creek (North Carolina)|South Fork Flat Creek]]
* [[Thunder Lake (North Carolina)|Thunder Lake]]
* [[Thompson River (North Carolina)|Thompson River]]
* [[Ticoa Lake (North Carolina)|Ticoa Lake]]
* [[Toxaway Creek (North Carolina)|Toxaway Creek]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Henderson County, North Carolina|Henderson County]] – east
* [[Greenville County, South Carolina]] – southeast
* [[Pickens County, South Carolina]] – south
* [[Oconee County, South Carolina]] – southwest
* [[Jackson County, North Carolina|Jackson County]] – west
* [[Haywood County, North Carolina|Haywood County]] – northwest
* [[Buncombe County, North Carolina|Buncombe County]] – northeast

===Major highways===
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|64}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US-Bus|64|dab1=Brevard}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|178}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|276}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|215}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|280}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|281}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 3536
|1880= 5340
|1890= 5881
|1900= 6620
|1910= 7191
|1920= 9303
|1930= 9589
|1940= 12241
|1950= 15194
|1960= 16372
|1970= 19713
|1980= 23417
|1990= 25520
|2000= 29334
|2010= 33090
|2020= 32986
|estyear=2023
|estimate=33549
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 20, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 20, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=January 20, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=January 20, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web |title=Decennial Census: P2: Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by Race |website=US Census Bureau |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US37175&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/transylvaniacountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Transylvania County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Transylvania County, North Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Transylvania County, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US37175&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Transylvania County, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US37175&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Transylvania County, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US37175&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|27,305
|30,049
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28,542
|93.08%
|90.81%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |86.53%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,228
|1,279
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,027
|4.19%
|3.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.11%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|76
|93
|style='background: #ffffe6; |102
|0.26%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|111
|143
|style='background: #ffffe6; |173
|0.38%
|0.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|7
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22
|0.02%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|13
|33
|style='background: #ffffe6; |115
|0.04%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|296
|521
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,307
|1.01%
|1.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.96%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|298
|964
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,698
|1.02%
|2.91%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.15%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''29,334'''
|'''33,090'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''32,986'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 32,986 people, 14,567 households, and 9,978 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 33,090 people, 14,394 households, and 8,660 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|83|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 15,553 housing units at an average density of {{convert|41|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 92.4% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 3.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], and 1.12% from two or more races. 2.9% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 12,320 households, out of which 25.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 20.40% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 23.10% from 25 to 44, 26.90% from 45 to 64, and 21.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,587, and the median income for a family was $45,579. Males had a median income of $31,743 versus $21,191 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $20,767. About 6.60% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.80% of those under age 18 and 7.00% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==
Transylvania is a solidly Republican county, although much less so than the vast majority of [[Appalachia]]. No Democratic presidential nominee has carried Transylvania County since Jimmy Carter did so in 1976.

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{{PresRow|1996|Republican|6,734|4,842|1,301|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|5,984|5,120|2,033|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|7,009|4,280|41|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|6,956|3,733|28|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,826|4,008|341|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|4,089|4,636|66|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,860|2,321|223|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|4,033|2,210|2,365|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,547|4,483|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,221|3,388|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|3,901|3,435|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,047|3,641|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,861|2,975|327|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|2,251|3,019|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|2,019|3,312|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,001|2,845|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,671|2,523|22|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,165|1,722|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,814|1,776|22|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,680|1,542|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|841|821|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|107|631|538|North Carolina}}

Transylvania County has a council-manager form of government, with a five-member Board of Commissioners elected at large. The Commissioners hire and supervise a separate County Manager. The current County Manager is Jaime Laughter. The current members of the Board of Commissioners are Jason Chappell (chairman), Jake Dalton (vice-chairman), Teresa McCall, Larry Chapman, and Emmett Casciato.

[[Transylvania Regional Hospital]] (TRH) was formed in 1933 with the mission to serve the community's health care needs. A 94-bed facility fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), it has more than 120 active, consulting and courtesy physicians representing a full spectrum of specialties.

Transylvania County is a member of the [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Land-of-Sky Regional Council]] of governments.

The current mayor of [[Brevard, North Carolina|Brevard]] is Maureen Copelof.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayor & City Council |url=https://www.cityofbrevard.com/240/Mayor-City-Council |access-date=July 20, 2023 |website=www.cityofbrevard.com}}</ref> The current mayor of [[Rosman, North Carolina|Rosman]] is Brian Shelton.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.townofrosman.com/about |access-date=July 20, 2023 |website=Town of Rosman |language=en}}</ref>

==Points of interest==
[[Image:Lookingglassfalls.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Looking Glass Falls]] ]]
* [[Biltmore Forest School]], first school of forestry in North America
* [[Blue Ridge Community College (North Carolina)|Blue Ridge Community College]], Transylvania campus
* [[Blue Ridge Parkway]]
* [[Brevard College]]
* [[Brevard Little Theater]]<ref name="transylvaniacounty.org"/>
* [[Brevard Music Center]]
* [[DuPont State Forest]]
* [[Gorges State Park]]
* [[Lake Toxaway]]
* [[Looking Glass Falls]]
* [[Nantahala National Forest]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brevardnc.com/play/|title=» Outdoor adventure and recreation in Brevard WNC, Transylvania County the Land of waterfalls Visit Brevard NC|publisher=brevardnc.com|language=en-US|access-date=March 17, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute]]
* [[Pisgah National Forest]]
* [[Sliding Rock]]<ref name="transylvaniacounty.org"/>
* [[Transylvania Arts Council]]<ref name="transylvaniacounty.org">{{Cite web|url=http://www.transylvaniacounty.org/about-our-county|title=About Our County {{!}} Transylvania County |publisher=www.transylvaniacounty.org |language=en|access-date=March 17, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Transylvania County Schools]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tcsnc.org|title=Transylvania County Schools / Homepage |publisher=www.tcsnc.org |language=en|access-date=March 17, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Whitewater Falls (North Carolina)|Whitewater Falls]], highest waterfall in North Carolina

==Communities==
[[File:Map of Transylvania County North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG|thumb|275px|Map of Transylvania County with municipal and township labels]]

===City===
* [[Brevard, North Carolina|Brevard]] (county seat and largest community)

===Town===
* [[Rosman, North Carolina|Rosman]]

===Townships===
{{div col}}
* Boyd
* Brevard
* Cathey's Creek
* Dunn's Rock
* Eastatoe
* Gloucester
* Hogback
* Little River
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Balsam Grove, North Carolina|Balsam Grove]]
* Cathey's Creek
* [[Cedar Mountain, North Carolina|Cedar Mountain]]
* Connestee Falls
* Dunn's Rock
* [[Lake Toxaway, North Carolina|Lake Toxaway]]
* Little River
* [[Penrose, North Carolina|Penrose]]
* [[Pisgah Forest, North Carolina|Pisgah Forest]]
* Quebec
* [[Sapphire, North Carolina|Sapphire]]
{{div col end}}

==See also==
* [[List of counties in North Carolina]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Transylvania County, North Carolina]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{osmrelation|2528748}}
* {{Official website|http://www.transylvaniacounty.org}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040611144300/http://www.transylvania.lib.nc.us/ Transylvania County Library]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080706120738/http://www.ashevillenow.com/s_outdoorActivities/waterfalls/transylvania_county_nc_waterfalls.asp Waterfalls in Transylvania County]
* [http://www.ncgenweb.us/transylvania/home_html/ NCGenWeb Transylvania County], genealogy resources for the county

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Transylvania County, North Carolina
|North     = [[Lincoln County, North Carolina|Lincoln County]]
|Northeast = [[Buncombe County, North Carolina|Buncombe County]]
|East      = [[Henderson County, North Carolina|Henderson County]]
|Southeast = [[Greenville County, South Carolina]]
|South     = [[Pickens County, South Carolina]]
|Southwest = [[Oconee County, South Carolina]]
|West      = [[Jackson County, North Carolina|Jackson County]]
|Northwest = [[Haywood County, North Carolina|Haywood County]]
}}
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