Wilmot, North Carolina

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Wilmot, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
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Wilmot
Coordinates: 35°24′08″N83°18′47″W / 35.40222°N 83.31306°W / 35.40222; -83.31306
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Jackson
Elevation
1,916 ft (584 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code(s)
28789
Area code 828
GNIS feature ID1023270 [1]

Wilmot is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. Wilmot is located along U.S. Route 74, West of Dillsboro and East of Whittier.

As the Western North Carolina Railroad constructed the Murphy Branch, Wilmot served as a whistle stop and a point of access to the railroad for area logging companies. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ Following Wagon Trails - 1890s: Wilmot, WCU Digital Collections, Travel Western North Carolina (retrieved 2 Oct, 2014)


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