Crutchfield is an unincorporated community along the Yadkin River in the Marsh Township of Surry County, North Carolina, United States ( Powell 1968, p. 129).
Overview
The community, situated across the Yadkin River just north of Boonville, was a stop on the former Southern Railway, now used by the Yadkin Valley Railroad.
The community is named for Charlie Crutchfield, a worker who died during the construction of a railroad trestle bridge in the area. Crutchfield, who had no relatives, was buried on the Yadkin County side of the river. [1]
References
- ^ "Yadkin County Heritage," Frances Harding Casstevens, editor, page 15.
- Powell, William S. (1968), The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, ISBN 0-8078-1247-1
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36°16′16″N 80°43′23″W / 36.271°N 80.723°W
Crutchfield is an unincorporated community along the Yadkin River in the Marsh Township of Surry County, North Carolina, United States ( Powell 1968, p. 129).
Overview
The community, situated across the Yadkin River just north of Boonville, was a stop on the former Southern Railway, now used by the Yadkin Valley Railroad.
The community is named for Charlie Crutchfield, a worker who died during the construction of a railroad trestle bridge in the area. Crutchfield, who had no relatives, was buried on the Yadkin County side of the river. [1]
References
- ^ "Yadkin County Heritage," Frances Harding Casstevens, editor, page 15.
- Powell, William S. (1968), The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, ISBN 0-8078-1247-1
Municipalities and communities of
Surry County, North Carolina, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| City | | |
| Towns | ||
| Townships | ||
| CDPs | ||
|
Unincorporated communities |
| |
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
36°16′16″N 80°43′23″W / 36.271°N 80.723°W