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	Buncombe County, North Carolina detailed profile - houses, real estate, agriculture, wages, work, ancestries, and more
		County population in 2005: 218,876 (71% urban, 29% rural)
		General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5.
		Buncombe County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average.
	www.city-data.com /county/Buncombe_County-NC.html (1775 words)

	United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Buncombe County is a community where neighbors care for one another.
		For more than 85 years United Way has been changing people's lives by bringing together thousands of different people to discuss problems and identify solutions to our community's most pressing needs.
		Because of your help, the 91 local programs that receive United Way funding, and the thousands of community volunteers that participate in every aspect of United Way, make Buncombe County a safer, stronger, better place to live.
	www.unitedwayabc.org (126 words)

	Buncombe County, NC News
		A Buncombe County man was sentenced to at least 97 years in prison Tuesday for snatching a Mission Hospitals employee from a hospital parking lot at knifepoint, raping her and forcing her to smoke crack cocaine...
		Buncombe County Sheriff's investigators on Tuesday arrested a Baptist minister accused of sex crimes against children that occurred over a span of three decades, according to arrest warrants.
		A south Buncombe County man is dead and his wife is in jail this morning after an argument ended in gunfire.
	www.topix.net /county/buncombe-nc (618 words)

	Buncombe County, North Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1833 parts of Burke County and Buncombe County were combined to form Yancey County, and in 1838 the southern part of what was left of Buncombe County became Henderson County.
		Buncombe County is a member of the Land-of-Sky Regional Council of governments.
		In the county the population was spread out with 21.90% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buncombe_County,_North_Carolina (684 words)

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		The act creating the county ordered the court to be held at Shiloah Church until the public buildings were erected unless otherwise directed by the justices of the peace.
		In 1779 the county seat was authorized to be moved to the plantation of John Bell near Lockwood's Folly Bridge.
		Buncombe was formed in 1791 from Burke and Rutherford.
	statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us /NC/CNTYOUT/CNTYMAPS/COUNT1.HTM (1345 words)

	Madison County, North Carolina, Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The western county is bounded by the state of Tennessee to the west, Yancey County on the North, Buncombe County on the east and Haywood County on the south.
		About 1810, Haywood County was formed from the western portion of buncombe County and from the north eastern portion of Macon County.
		During the 1830 - 1850 period, Yancey County encompassed the eastern part of Madison County and Henderson County was formed from the southern portion of Buncombe County.
	www.madisoncountync.org /-history (587 words)

	Home Sales Mars Hill, Marshall NC - Buncombe County Homes For Sale. Real Estate MLS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Nestled in between the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains lies a serene treasure that is Buncombe County.
		Buncombe County is home to numerous parks, streams, and other outdoor attractions as well as neighborhoods and communities rich with culture.
		Asheville and Buncombe County's 49 park areas include swimming pools, tennis courts, picnicing facilities, a nature center, summer playgrounds, neighborhood recreation and senior citizen centers, and golf courses.
	www.new-horizonsrealty.com /buncombe_county (245 words)

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		Buncombe County, North Carolina was formed in 1791 from parts of Burke and Rutherford Counties.
		The 1800 Census is Buncombe's first census, and covered the entire western end of North Carolina -- eleven present day counties: all of the present day counties of Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Swain and Transylvania, and parts of Madison (south- western two-thirds), and Polk (western third).
		The 1790 Census of Burke and Rutherford Counties
	www.obcgs.com /ffob.htm (469 words)

	Buncombe County Medical Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Buncombe County Medical Society's paramount concern throughout its 120 years of operation has been the availability of quality medical care and services to the people of Buncombe County.
		Buncombe County Medical Society Corporation is a 501(c)6 organization is a chartered component medical society of the NC Medical Society and the AMA.
		It was formed in 1990 to further the common professional interests of the medical profession in Buncombe County, North Carolina, to seek to improve, and engage in activities that will improve, the conditions for the practice of medicine in the area.
	www.bcmsonline.org /general (203 words)

	Office of the Sheriff of Buncombe County North Carolina History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The first person to hold the office, in Buncombe County, was Joseph Hughey, who was elected on April 16, 1792.
		The early Sheriffs in Buncombe County mainly served court papers, operated the courts, kept the peace in the county, and ran the jail.
		The new Buncombe County Jail was built on the top 5 five floors of the new Buncombe County Courthouse.
	www.buncombe-sheriff.org /history.htm (822 words)

	Smith-McDowell House Museum - Early Settlement of Buncombe County
		On April 16, 1792, the first Buncombe County Court, which served as the County's governing body, met at the house of Colonel William Davidson at Gum Spring (near the present entrance to the Biltmore Estate).
		The greatest benefit to Buncombe farmers was the enormous demand for corn to feed the droves of animals.
		With two Buncombe County natives elected as Governor of North Carolina, Asheville was on the verge of becoming a center not just for Western North Carolina, but also for the State of North Carolina.
	www.wnchistory.org /museum/droversroad.htm (3922 words)

	Buncombe County Commission / Mountain Xpress / mountainx.com
		With the Buncombe County commissioners mere weeks away from the start of a new fiscal year, their June 6 meeting was glutted with 11th-hour digs and bids by county agencies, nonprofits and concerned citizens anxious to get a word in before next year's budget is finalized.
		The meeting room was packed with humanity, and during the public-comment period that preceded the formal meeting, county residents griped about the sting of the latest property revaluation and took aim at various line items in the proposed budget.
		Foremost among the budgetary concerns was funding for the Buncombe County Schools.
	mountainx.com /news/2006/0614county.php (962 words)

	EPA-Buncombe County Landfill Project
		The new Buncombe County Solid Waste Management Facility was opened in September 1997.
		Buncombe County proposes that this pilot will generate results that could be transferable to other facilities and provide a sound scientific basis for modifying existing EPA regulations to allow and promote the use of alternative liner systems in municipal solid waste landfills utilizing leachate recirculation.
		Stakeholder involvement - The County proposes involving the State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, who will be responsible for permitting the project, the County's Environmental Affairs Board which is comprised of County citizens, and a group of citizens that reside in the neighborhood of the landfill.
	www.epa.gov /projectxl/buncombe/index.htm (633 words)

	Buncombe County Schools \| BCS Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The mission of the Buncombe County Schools Foundation is to partnerships with local individuals, businesses,corporations,and other foundations for the purpose of supporting education in the Buncombe County School System.
		The proposal for a Foundation to benefit the Buncombe County Schools was introduced on July 11, 1984.
		Soon the Board of Directors decided that the Buncombe County Schools Foundation would not survive without a full-time director and proposed to the Buncombe County Board of Education that they fund a director until the Foundation could afford to pay someone out of its operating funds.
	buncombe.schoolwires.com /9651082211333113/site/default.asp (455 words)

	Buncombe County Commission / Mountain Xpress / mountainx.com
		During the public-comment period that preceded Tuesday's meeting, complaints about the Buncombe County Planning Board were as abundant as the fallen leaves outside.
		Buncombe County Health Director George Bond asked the board to cut the price of hepatitis-A vaccinations in half for local food-service and daycare workers.
		Halving the cost of the shots could cost the county $40,000 in annual revenues, said Bond, but the peace of mind and public-health benefits would outweigh the expense.
	mountainx.com /news/county.php (1034 words)

	Buncombe County Court House
		From the County of Bladen was formed in 1749 the county of Anson, and its western border was not prescribed.
		In 1842 was formed from the counties of Burke and Rutherford a new county by the name of McDowell; and, under an act of the legislature passed in 1925 that section of McDowell County known as Broad River Township became a part of Buncombe County.
		Thus eleven counties of North Carolina have for their territories lands which were embraced in the original County of Buncombe, the present Yancey County territory and that territory taken from Yancey County in making Madison County both being parts of territory taken from Buncombe County in forming Yancey County.
	toto.lib.unca.edu /findingaids/books/booklets/buncombe_county_courthouse/buncombe_county_courthouse.htm (1428 words)

	Buncombe County is home to over 173
		The people of the area exhibit a pride in their culture that is evidenced in the schools, the home, and the tot al community.
		Buncombe was formed in 1791 from Burke and Rutherford.
		It was named in honor of Colonel Edward Buncombe, a Revolutionary soldier, who was wounded and captured at the Battle of Germantown, October 4, 1777, and in May, 1778, died a paroled prisoner in Philadelphia.
	www.campingnc.com /Mountains/buncombe_county.htm (184 words)

	Buncombe County, Asheville, North Carolina
		Have a look around, there is plenty to do and see.
		The things that help out our Families here in Buncombe County.
		Buncombe County is a wonderful place to spend you vacation and travel time.
	www.main.nc.us /buncombe (196 words)

	Worksite - Buncombe County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Healthy Buncombe's Worksite Action Team (HBWAT) recognized that policies in the workplace could have a significant impact on the health of people who work in Buncombe County.
		Healthy Buncombe is also working with a sub-group of the local Chamber of Commerce to identify additional ways to provide and support health promotion in the community's many small businesses.
		The program manual and all needed materials are now published on the Healthy Buncombe webpage and employers are encouraged to print their own materials.
	www.eatsmartmovemorenc.com /successstories/indiv/worksite_buncombe.htm (732 words)

	Buncombe County Commissioners Vote Down DRE 4-1 - Black Box Voting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday rejected a staff recommendation to buy touch-screen voting machines, with four of the five members saying they don't believe voters would have confidence in the machines.
		The county BoE was bound and determined to ignore reality and select the system that would mean more expense and less reliability.
		Buncombe County, NC just completed a run-off election for sheriff yesterday (5/30/2006).
	www.blackboxvoting.com /s9/index.php?/archives/126-Buncombe-County-Commissioners-Vote-Down-DRE-4-1.html (788 words)

	Buncombe County, NC - Archaeology & Historic Preservation Fact Sheet
		The county's architectural resources were comprehensively surveyed in the late l970s under the supervision of the Historic Preservation Office and the results published in 1981.
		Major projects included the Buncombe County inventory and publication, restoration of the Smith-McDowell House, and rehabilitation of the Young Men's Institute building.
		Buncombe County and the city of Asheville have an effective joint preservation commission, and are both Certified Local Governments.
	www.hpo.dcr.state.nc.us /facts/Buncombe.htm (512 words)

	Buncombe County : Etymology and Meaning
		Buncombe County has a lot to be proud of; surrounded by stunning mountains, it's home to the cultural epicenter of Asheville and has long history from pioneers to billionaires.
		The county of Buncombe was named for the captured American Revolutionary Edward Buncombe, but the most common use of the word Buncombe isn't so heroic.
		It was remarked that his pointless speech “was buncombe”, the saying stuck, and soon “buncombe” became synonymous with vacuous, irrelevant speech.
	www.ashevillenc.com /buncombe_meaning.html (319 words)

	Buncombe County Commissioners
		Buncombe County Commissioners have made it plain and clear that they want to have S 223 hauled back to the legislature and they are willing to use their pull to do so.
		Delaying their replacement beyond April is not an option--the Dept of Justice has already sued lagging states and the State BOE staff is proceeding throughout the state.
		Your decision is critical for Buncombe County for the next decade and should be based on vote integrity, confidence, and cost effectiveness.
	www.ncvoter.net /buncombeboc.html (1011 words)

	Buncombe County Medical Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The public is invited to submit questions to Ask the Doctor, c/o Buncombe County Medical Society, 304 Summit Street, Asheville, NC 28803 or by email to askthedoctor@bcmsonline.org.
		Locally, Buncombe County has actually hired a Public Health Epidemiologist and Preparedness Coordinator to engage all levels of emergency services in developing plans and actually practicing in various exercises to ensure communication and coordination among these entities.
		She is a member of the Buncombe County Medical Society and the association of Stanford (Medical) Alumni.
	www.bcmsonline.org /patients/ask_the_doctor.html (16092 words)

	Buncombe County Commission \| Mountain Xpress News \| mountainx.com
		The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners moved toward quick approval of comprehensive storm-water regulations at its Sept. 19 session.
		If the county ordinance has the intended effect, runoff from new developments during rainfall of up to 3.02 inches in a 24-hour period will be no greater than it would have been before the construction began.
		The county is going to have to provide staff to enforce this." Later, he predicted: "For the most part, our local builders will follow the rules.
	www.mountainx.com /news/2006/0927county.php (1307 words)

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		The latter was in fact the new official county that had jurisdiction over the residents, as it is today.
		Her husband’s father (James Erwin) was a constant neighbor of the Pattersons in old Buncombe County through the years.
		All told, the evidence is very strong that Mary is a sister to Samuel Patterson (1805), and therefore circumstantially a child of the older Samuel Patterson.
	www.lycos.com /info/elizabeth-patterson--buncombe-county.html (520 words)

	newsobserver.com \| Mountain views would stay clear in Buncombe preservation plan
		SANDY MUSH - Scenic mountain views in Western North Carolina threatened by housing developments may be preserved by a new land conservation program in Buncombe County.
		County commissioners are expected this week to approve spending almost $2 million to help pay for conservation easements on 1,212 acres, mostly in the rugged Sandy Mush area southeast of Asheville.
		The properties are worth an estimated $5.5 million, though landowners are willing to give up their ability to develop them for half that amount.
	www.newsobserver.com /125/story/512967.html (470 words)

	Buncombe County, North Carolina NC, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Buncombe County is one of 100 counties in North Carolina.
		The county is in the Asheville metro area.
		This was an increase of 4.53% from the 2000 census.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=19143 (530 words)

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