Cumnock, North Carolina

Coordinates: 35°33′18″N 79°14′16″W / 35.55500°N 79.23778°W / 35.55500; -79.23778
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Cumnock, North Carolina
Cumnock Coal mine, 1925
Cumnock Coal mine, 1925
Cumnock is located in North Carolina
Cumnock
Cumnock
Cumnock is located in the United States
Cumnock
Cumnock
Coordinates: 35°33′18″N 79°14′16″W / 35.55500°N 79.23778°W / 35.55500; -79.23778
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyLee
Elevation272 ft (83 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27237[2]
Area code919
GNIS feature ID1019884[1]
Coal mine in 1925

Cumnock, formerly known as Egypt,[3] is an unincorporated community in northwestern Lee County, North Carolina, United States. It lies on Cumnock Road, about a mile north of U.S. Route 421.

Endor Iron Furnace is located near the community. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[4] The Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge was listed in 1995.[4]

History[edit]

Cumnock Coal Mine in 1925

Egypt (now Cumnock) was the site of the Egypt Coal Mine which operated between 1855 and 1928.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cumnock, North Carolina
  2. ^ "Cumnock ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Powell, William (1968). The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. p. 130.
  4. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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