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Brasstown is an unincorporated community located mostly within Clay County, North Carolina, United States, though roughly one third of Brasstown is within the adjacent Cherokee County. Brasstown Creek travels through the community and separates the two counties.
Cherokee County Schools manages the 13 public schools in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States, with an enrollment of 3,081 students and a 12.7:1 student-to-teacher ratio.
Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital is a hospital located in Murphy, North Carolina certified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. It is the only hospital in the state west of Bryson City and Franklin. The hospital is licensed for 191 beds. Of the 191 beds, 120 are nursing home beds, 57 are general beds, and 14 are beds for patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Tomotla is an unincorporated community along the Valley River in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
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- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bellview
- ↑ "Township Of Notla NC Demographic Data and Boundary Map". northcarolina.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ↑ "Bellview (Cherokee County, North Carolina): Community Profile". roadsidethoughts.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ↑ "Community Backstory". Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ↑ Quinones-Belian, Anngee (March 13, 2024). "Firefighters have new place to call home". Cherokee Scout . Murphy, NC: Community Newspapers Inc. p. 8A.
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