Loafers Glory, North Carolina

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.

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

It was named for the idle, or loafing, men who were a fixture at the town's general store.^[2][3][4]

References

1. "Loafers Glory, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 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.
3. Bowden, Barry (August 28, 1986). "State Filled With Strange Town Names". The Dispatch. p. 25. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
4. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 76.