Minneapolis, North Carolina

This article is about the North Carolina community. For other uses, see Minneapolis (disambiguation).

Minneapolis
Unincorporated community
Minneapolis Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°05′57″N81°59′13″W / 36.09917°N 81.98694°W / 36.09917; -81.98694
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Avery
Named after	Minneapolis, Minnesota [1]
Elevation	3,665 ft (1,117 m)
Population
• Total	429
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	28652
Area code	828
GNIS feature ID	1021490 [2]

Minneapolis is a community located along US 19-E in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. It shares its name with two other cities nationwide: another small town in Kansas, and the twin city of the capital of Minnesota.

History

As early as 1904, the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad went through the community of Minneapolis, but bypassed it as it traveled between Cranberry and Montezuma. In 1910 a depot was built, mainly to service a sawmill and asbestos factory; in 1937, the depot was abandoned, but flag stops still continued till 1940. After the rails were removed, the railway bed became the foundation for Old Toe River Road.

See also

• Big Yellow Mountain
• East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad
• North Toe River

References

1. Hardy, Michael (May 17, 2017). "A few Avery County place names". The Avery Journal Times. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minneapolis, North Carolina