Cumnock, North Carolina

Cumnock, formerly known as Egypt,^[3] is an unincorporated community in northwestern Lee County, North Carolina, United States. It lies on Cumnock Road, about a mile north of U.S. Route 421.

Cumnock, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°33′18″N 79°14′16″W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Lee
Elevation [1]	272 ft (83 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	27237[2]
Area code	919
GNIS feature ID	1019884[1]

Coal mine in 1925

Endor Iron Furnace is located near the community. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[4] The Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge was listed in 1995.^[4]

History

Cumnock Coal Mine in 1925

Egypt (now Cumnock) was the site of the Egypt Coal Mine which operated between 1855 and 1928.^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cumnock, North Carolina
2. "Cumnock ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
3. Powell, William (1968). The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. p. 130.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

• Atlantic & Yadkin Railway
• Margaret Wicker: The Coal Glen Mine Disaster (Mentions Egypt mine and Coal Glen mine)
• North Carolina Highway Historical Marker H-41 Egypt Coal Mine
• Escape NC Cumnock,NC
• Coal Deposits in the Deep River Field, Chatham, Lee, and Moore Counties, N.C.