Saunook, North Carolina

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Saunook, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
The Saunook Fire Department on Old Balsam Rd. in Saunook, North Carolina, Haywood County.jpg
The Saunook Fire Department on Old Balsam Rd.
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Saunook
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Saunook
Coordinates: 35°27′06″N83°02′40″W / 35.45167°N 83.04444°W / 35.45167; -83.04444
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Haywood
Elevation
3,008 ft (917 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code(s)
28786
Area code 828
GNIS feature ID1022513 [1]

Saunook is an unincorporated community in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. Saunook is located along US 74, west of Waynesville and east of Balsam.

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History

Prior to European colonization, the area that is now Saunook was inhabited by the Cherokee people and other Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. The Cherokee in Western North Carolina are known as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a federally recognized tribe. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Haywood County (1808)". North Carolina History Project. Retrieved August 24, 2025.


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