Places & Localities

Populated Places

• County Seat: Morganton
• Towns:
  • Connelly Springs
  • Drexel
  • Glen Alpine
  • Hildebran
  • Long View
  • Rhodhiss
  • Rutherford College
  • Valdese
• Townships:
  • Drexel
  • Icard
  • Jonas Ridge
  • Linville
  • Lovelady
  • Lower Creek
  • Lower Fork
  • Morganton
  • Quaker Meadows
  • Silver Creek
  • Smoky Creek
  • Upper Creek
  • Upper Fork
  • Hildebran
  • Connelly Springs
  • Rutherford College
  • Valdese
• Census-designated places: Icard and Salem
• Unincorporated communities: Jonas Ridge, Linville Falls, and Petersburg
• Adjacent Counties: 
  • Avery
  • Caldwell
  • Catawba
  • Cleveland
  • Lincoln
  • McDowell