Burke County

Region: Mountain
County Seat: Morganton (1784)
Population: 89,148¹
Towns & Cities: Glen Alpine, Hickory, Rutherford College, Valdese

Rowan County was split into Burke County in 1777. It is in the west central section of the State and is bounded by Catawba, Cleveland, Rutherford, McDowell, Avery and Caldwell counties.²

Additional County History

Burke County possesses a natural beauty that equals or surpasses that of any county in the state. Its appeal has been acclaimed as being representative of a rare jewel in the vast array of gems that make up the state and this country as a whole -- the envy of communities across the globe. From its majestic purple hills to the north to its green rolling hills to the south, Burke County lies nestled in the Catawba Valley River basin seemingly protected from the severe storms so common in other parts of the state and the country.³


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¹ Population figures from Census Bureau Home Page for the 2000 Census.
² Facts gathered from State Library of North Carolina.
³ Facts gathered from Burker County Government.

TV Spotlight

Burke County and it's Brown Mountain Lights were featured in one of the episodes of The X-Files.

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It not exactly evident where this nickname originated, but it seems to have given birth during the Civil War. North Carolina's troops were said to have tar on their heels, because they would not run in battle even as other states retreated.