en Roaring Creek, North Carolina

Roaring Creek
Roaring Creek
Unincorporated community
	Church and fields outside Roaring Creek
	Roaring Creek Location within the state of North Carolina
	Coordinates: 36°03′49″N 82°00′45″W / 36.06361°N 82.01250°W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Avery
Elevation	2,982 ft (909 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	28657
Area code	828
GNIS feature ID	1022311

Roaring Creek is an unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The community was named after Roaring Creek, which flows in the area.^[2] The community is located along US 19-E, between the communities of Frank and Plumtree.

History

On September 27, 1780, the Overmountain Men, led by William Campbell, camped at Roaring Creek, after passing Yellow Mountain Gap; on October 7, 1780, they would arrive at Kings Mountain for the Battle of Kings Mountain against the British.^{[citation needed]}