Where is
Hendersonville NC?
Hendersonville is located in North Carolina in Henderson County,
approximately 20 miles south of Asheville, with in the southern Appalachian
mountains. The population of Hendersonville, North Carolina is 12,223. There
are about 6 mi.² total land area for the town. The County seat of this
charming small southern town is part of a four County Metropolitan
statistical area for Asheville. Henderson County was founded in 1838.
In 1988, it became part of the National Register of Historic Places.
Nearby are the towns of
Waynesville NC,
Canton NC,
Maggie Valley NC,
Highlands NC, and
Franklin NC.
Hendersonville was incorporated on January 7, 1847. It is located
about 22 feet above sea level and lies on the southern end of the Blue Ridge
Mountains, and features more than 100 shops and businesses. The zip
codes for Hendersonville, North Carolina are 28739, 28791, 28792, and 28793.
Hendersonville, the "city of four seasons", was proclaimed by its
mayor as the friendliest city in America. A beautiful, fully renovated
courthouse demands central attention while in Hendersonville. It was
completed in 1905. And there is a newly restored town hall.
Hendersonville NC contains many restored buildings and is lined with
client shops, restaurants, boutiques, and art galleries all within tree
lined streets. For the past 20 years, Hendersonville has focused on
revitalization, and there are numerous historic neighborhoods, all within
walking distance from downtown. These include the Droid Hills and Fifth
Avenue neighborhoods, which rests just north of downtown. Others others
include the Hyman Heights/Mt. Royal, 7th Ave., Depot District, Main Street
historic District, West side historic district, cold spring Park historic
District, and Lenox Park.
Hendersonville Apple Festival
Apple orchards dominate the landscape surrounding the town of
Hendersonville. What with it being America's 7th largest producer
of the sweet fruit. Accordingly, a very popular Apple Festival, the
North Carolina Apple Festival, is held each year, with the King Apple Parade
making its way through downtown. The event typically happens during Labor
Day weekend each year and has been going on for about 65 years.
Whether you are looking for apples for pie or sauce, of if you just need
some hand-dipped caramel apples, this is America's premier festival when it
comes to apples. During the festival, you can leisurely stroll through
the street fair and exhibits, enjoy live music, browse arts and crafts
galleries, check out the apple recipe contest, and look to the sky for
antique aircraft. About 55,000 attend the fest each year. And,
many of them take a stroll through the more than 200 local apple orchards.
There are plenty of other festivals and events occurring each year. For
example, in December, check out the Flat Rock Playhouse, Christmas at
Biltmore, old-fashioned Hendersonville Christmas in historic downtown
Hendersonville, the annual Hendersonville Christmas Parade on Main Street,
Rugby middle school craft fair, holiday stories and music, a craft show at
the Blue Ridge Mall, winter solstice hike, and New Year's celebrations at
various churches and inns.
In July, check out the Dixieland miniature horse show at the North
Carolina Agricultural Ctr., near Hendersonville NC, the Mountaineer
antique auto club car show and flea market, more from the flat rock
Playhouse, a Fourth of July celebration in downtown, including a 5K and 10K
firecracker run, more car shows and music. Kids can have fun on the
inflatable slides and bouncing tents. Also check out the annual music on
Main Street concert, Blue Ridge roller girls at the Western North Carolina
agricultural center, take a tour of historic Hendersonville on numerous
days, view the annual street dances, featuring bluegrass and Appalachian
Mountains music, clogging, and square dancing. During July. You can also
take an interesting tour of the historic courthouse on the first Wednesday
of the month. Actually, you can take the tour during any month from November
through March and April through October on every Wednesday. Or sink your
teeth into some of Hendersonville's famous barbecue at the Carolina
Mountain ribfest in mid-July.
Hendersonville NC has several historical sites and museums. One of
the most popular, the mineral and lapidary Museum of Henderson County, can
be found on the Main Street. One can gaze at a T-Rex skull, dinosaur eggs,
huge geodes, various minerals from the surrounding mountains, and at other
pieces. You will also find the local genealogical Society here. Admission is
free.
The Henderson County heritage Museum is another site to see. It features a
generous gallery of North Carolina history, and is located in the old County
Courthouse, also on Main Street. There is no entry fee for this one as well
area.
If trains are your thing, and in particular, this story trains, then you
need to visit the Hendersonville Railroad Station down at seventh
Avenue. It was opened in 1879 by Southern Railway, and shuttled passengers
until 1968.
Let the kids have some fun at the Museum of educational exhibits, and are
known as hands on! Entry is just five dollars per person. Kids can also have
fun at the Fired UP! Creative Lounge, team ECCO, and Arcade on Main.
Other places to visit include the historic Johnson Farm, on Haywood Road,
the Oakdale Cemetery, Western North Carolina. Air Museum, and Jump Off
Mountain. There is an Italian marble statue in honor of writer Thomas Wolfe
at the Oakdale Cemetery. It the Johnson Farm features a 19 century tobacco
farm. That was a summer destination for tourists until the 1920s. And in the
air Museum, located near the Hendersonville airport, has several antique
airplanes and other aircraft memorabilia. Take a breathtaking look of the
Blue Ridge Mountains at Jump Off Mountain.
Hendersonville features a number of parks. These include the next
part, Patton Park, Boyd Park, Berkeley Park, Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior
Memorial Park, Oklawaha Greenway trail, Tom Spark, Kenyan Memorial Park, and
Sullivan Park.
Nearby towns to Hendersonville include Barker Heights, Mountain Home,
East Flat Rock, Valley Hill, Balfour, Eto Flat Rock, Laurel Park, and Valley
Hill. Asheville, North Carolina is the nearest large city and is about 20
miles away. The nearest city with at least 200,000 people is Charlotte,
North Carolina, which has about a half a million people. The nearest city
with a population of at least 1 million is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which
is about 500 miles to the northeast.
Ancestries for Hendersonville include English, German, Irish and Scottish.
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While in the Hendersonville
NC area, we also recommend you visit nearby
Waynesville NC,
Maggie Valley NC,
Boone NC,
Gatlinburg TN, and
Pigeon Forge TN.
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