Jefferson, Township of Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States

Alternative Names:	Dzhefferson, Джефферсон
Type:	Seat of a second-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:	Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Region:	Township of Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States
Latitude:	36° 25' 13" N
Longitude:	81° 28' 24" W
Lat/Long (dec):	36.4204,-81.47344
Köppen climate type:	Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Elevation:	890m
Population:	1,606 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	4473226
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:4473226:4
GUID:	da7ed266-2b14-4515-b755-096b455d894e

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Smithport Quarry, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 26' 19" N	81° 29' 15" W	2.4km (1.5 miles)
Ashe Quarry, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 26' 17" N	81° 29' 37" W	2.7km (1.7 miles)
Phoenix Mountain, Warrensville, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 27' 39" N	81° 29' 19" W	4.7km (2.9 miles)
Beaver Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 22' 38" N	81° 30' 7" W	5.4km (3.4 miles)
Warrensville, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 27' 38" N	81° 31' 8" W	6.1km (3.8 miles)
Graybeal Mines, Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 28' 23" N	81° 29' 57" W	6.3km (3.9 miles)
King Magnetite Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 29' 4" N	81° 30' 4" W	7.6km (4.7 miles)
Hampton Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 27' 43" N	81° 32' 29" W	7.7km (4.8 miles)
Eller Property Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 29' 20" N	81° 29' 50" W	7.9km (4.9 miles)
Ashe Mining Company's Mine (Lansing Mine), Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 29' 30" N	81° 30' 2" W	8.3km (5.2 miles)
Piney Creek Mine (Ballou Mine), Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 29' 50" N	81° 28' 39" W	8.6km (5.3 miles)
Ashe Mining Company Magnetite Mine (Waughbank Property; Marble Magnetite; Ballou's Horse Creek Ore Bank), Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 29' 35" N	81° 30' 19" W	8.6km (5.3 miles)
Dr. Jones Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 29' 51" N	81° 29' 35" W	8.8km (5.5 miles)
Barnard Jones Mine, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 29' 58" N	81° 29' 28" W	9.0km (5.6 miles)
Francis Magnetite Mine and Henninger Prospects (French Mine), Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 30' 1" N	81° 29' 15" W	9.0km (5.6 miles)
Hampton Knob Magnetite Prospects, Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 30' 2" N	81° 31' 1" W	9.7km (6.0 miles)
Graybeal Mine (Graybeals Mine), Dresden, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 30' 24" N	81° 30' 14" W	10.0km (6.2 miles)
Turkey Knob Magnetite prospects, Poison Branch Belt of deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 30' 30" N	81° 29' 48" W	10.0km (6.2 miles)
Sam McClure Magnetite Prospects, Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 30' 52" N	81° 27' 50" W	10.5km (6.5 miles)
Calloway Magnetite Prospects (Sand Bank), Ballou Magnetite Belt, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 30' 30" N	81° 24' 56" W	11.1km (6.9 miles)
Douglas Blevins Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 31' 13" N	81° 27' 55" W	11.1km (6.9 miles)
Poison Branch Mine, Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 31' 8" N	81° 26' 49" W	11.2km (7.0 miles)
Calloway Property Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 30' 47" N	81° 24' 59" W	11.5km (7.2 miles)
U. Ballou Magnetite Prospect (Moore Bank), Ballou Magnetite Belt, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 30' 44" N	81° 24' 39" W	11.6km (7.2 miles)
Ballou Mines (Ballou Home Place Magnetite prospect; Robinson opening and Pine Tree tunnel; Ballou Home Place prospect), Crumpler, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 30' 46" N	81° 24' 42" W	11.7km (7.2 miles)
Crumpler, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 30' 14" N	81° 23' 39" W	11.7km (7.3 miles)
Ballou Home Place Magnetite Prospect (Robinson Opening and Pine Tree Tunnel), Ballou Magnetite Belt, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 30' 50" N	81° 24' 22" W	12.0km (7.5 miles)
S. Lunceford Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 31' 10" N	81° 23' 48" W	13.0km (8.1 miles)
McClure's Knob Magnetite Deposits (Tolley Cut), Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 32' 4" N	81° 26' 32" W	13.0km (8.1 miles)
Lunceford Magnetite Prospect, Ballou Magnetite Belt, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 31' 3" N	81° 23' 30" W	13.0km (8.1 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 13.0 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 13.0 km)

ⓘ Gneiss

ⓘ 'Pegmatite'

ⓘ 'Porphyry'

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Great Smoky Mountains Rift Basin, North America Plate	Basin
Piedmontia Domain, North America Plate	Domain
USA	Country
North Carolina, USA	State
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	County
Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	Town
Southeastern United States, USA	Area

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