Zionville in an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
located in
. The community lies at the North Carolina/
Tennessee
Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...
state line, between
Boone and
Mountain City, along Old US Highway 421.
History
Zionville is the location where the Old Buffalo Trail and
Daniel Boone's Trail intersect before reaching
Trade, Tennessee
Trade is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Tennessee. The easternmost community in the state, Trade is located between the towns of Mountain City, Tennessee, and Boone, North Carolina, along US 421. Generally considered Tennessee's ol ...
, just across the border. In 1836, the Zionville Baptist Church was established. In 1866,
Tom Dula stopped at the home of Colonel James Grayson and worked at his farm for a few days; soon after, authorities from
Wilkes County arrived to arrest him for the murder of Laura Foster. He was finally found west of
Mountain City and was sent back for trial.
In 1921,
NC 60 was established, following Daniel Boone's Trail from Zionville to Boone; the highway then continued east to
Castle Hayne (near
Wilmington). From 1930-'32, the route overlapped with
US 321, it was soon replaced in 1932 by
US 421
U.S. Route 421 (also U.S. Highway 421, US 421) is a diagonal northwest–southeast United States Numbered Highway in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. The highway runs for from Fort Fisher, North Car ...
. In late 1934,
NC 60 was decommissioned. In 1962 or 1963,
US 421
U.S. Route 421 (also U.S. Highway 421, US 421) is a diagonal northwest–southeast United States Numbered Highway in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. The highway runs for from Fort Fisher, North Car ...
was moved east to its current alignment, bypassing Zionville.
See also
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Rich Mountain Bald
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Snake Mountain
References
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Unincorporated communities in Watauga County, North Carolina
Unincorporated communities in North Carolina