Loafers Glory, North Carolina

Loafers Glory
Unincorporated community
Loafers Glory

Location within the state of North Carolina

Coordinates: 36°00′47″N 82°11′14″W / 36.01306°N 82.18722°WCoordinates: 36°00′47″N 82°11′14″W / 36.01306°N 82.18722°W
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Mitchell County
Elevation 2,313 ft (705 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 28705
Area code(s) 828
GNIS feature ID 1021254[1]

Loafers Glory is an unincorporated community in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States.[1] Located at the intersection of NC 226 and NC 226A, along the banks of the North Toe River; 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of Bakersville.

It was named for the idle, or loafing, men who were a fixture at the town's general store.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Loafers Glory, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  2. Federal Writers Project (1939). North Carolina: A Guide to the Old North State. WPA. p. 434. ISBN 978-0-403-02182-6.