Addie, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:Addie, North Carolina
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Label:Addie
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jackson
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:694
Elevation Ft:2277
Coordinates:35.4058°N -83.1597°W
Area Code:828
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1018771[1]

Addie is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. Addie is located along U.S. Route 74, west of Willets-Ochre Hill and east of Sylva. The Jackson County School of Alternatives (the HUB) and Scotts Creek Elementary School are located here. T&S Hardwoods operates a lumber yard here, adjacent to the railroad that runs through the area.

The community was named for Nancy Adelaide Calhoun, the daughter of John Philemon Calhoun, who was the postmaster.

History

Addie was founded in the 1880s when a work camp for the construction of the Murphy Branch of the Western North Carolina Railroad set up in the vicinity, and was named. The location would later serve as a depot and crew change for the Southern Railway.

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  1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey.