Avery County was created in 1911 from portions of Mitchell, Watauga,
and Caldwell Counties.  It is named for Waightstill Avery (1745 - 1821) who was
a Colonel in the Revolutionary War, a member of the North Carolina State
Legislature, and served as North Carolina Attorney General. 

The following links will give you an abundant amount of
information on Avery County:

Area Profiles	Home Pages
Avery Profile Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader	Mountain Electric Cooperative Avery Chamber of Commerce Beech Mountain High Country COG
Census Bureau Profile Population Data Avery County Government	News Media Watauga Democrat Mountain Times