Buncombe County, North Carolina

Buncombe County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina.  In 2020, 269,452 people lived there. Its county seat is Asheville.

 History 
The county was made in 1791 from parts of Burke County and Rutherford County.

In 1808 the western part of Buncombe County was made into Haywood County.  In 1833 parts of Burke County and Buncombe County were combined to make Yancey County, and in 1838 the southern part of Buncombe County was made into Henderson County.  In 1851 parts of Buncombe County and Yancey County were combined to make Madison County.  And, in 1925 a small part of McDowell County was made into a part of Buncombe County.

 Law and government 
Buncombe County is part of the local Land-of-Sky Regional Council of governments.

 Big roads 
These are the most important roads in Buncombe County:
 23px Interstate 26
 23px Interstate 40
 23px U.S. Highway 74
 23px U.S. Highway 70
 23px U.S. Highway 23
 23px U.S. Highway 19
 23px U.S. Highway 25

 Connected counties 
These counties are connected to Buncombe County:
 Madison County, North Carolina - north
 Yancey County, North Carolina - northeast
 McDowell County, North Carolina - east
 Rutherford County, North Carolina - southeast
 Henderson County, North Carolina - south
 Haywood County, North Carolina - west

 Cities and towns 
These cities and towns are in Buncombe County:
 Asheville
 Biltmore Forest
 Black Mountain
 Montreat
 Weaverville
 Woodfin

 References 

 Other websites 
 Buncombe County government official website

Category:North Carolina counties
Category:1791 establishments in the United States
Category:1790s establishments in North Carolina