Walnut, North Carolina

Barnard is an unincorporated community in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The community, originally known as Barnard's Station, had a post office established as early as 1830 and was named after an early settler in the area. Located along the banks of the French Broad River in central Madison County, the community is accessible via Barnard Road (SR 1151), which connects to NC 213. The Norfolk Southern S-Line also passes through the community. The community is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Hurricane (variant name: Hurricane Church) is an unincorporated community in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The community is named after Little Hurricane Creek, a tributary of Big Laurel Creek and is centered at the intersection of US 25/US 70 and NC 208. The community is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Jeff White House is a historic home located near Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina. It is dated to the late-19th century, and is a two-story, three-bay, T-shaped frame farmhouse. It features a two-story gable-roof front porch, with notable applied wooden ornament and rich, lacelike ornamentation.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Hot Springs Historic District in North Carolina is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The National Park Service states: This district is significant as the historic center of a small mountain community in the northwest corner of Madison County, NC. Once natural warm springs were discovered by settlers in the early nineteenth century, the town became one of the earliest resort communities in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February, 2009. The statue was the Highlighted Property of the Week when the National Park Service released its weekly list of February 13, 2009. The historic district was devasted by flooding caused by Hurricane Helene on September 27th, 2024.

Dorland Memorial Presbyterian Church is historic Presbyterian church located on Bridge Street at Meadow Lane in Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Richard Sharp Smith and built in 1900. It is a cruciform plan church with a splayed, gable roof, pebbledash exterior, and Gothic windows. Atop the roof is a four sided belfry surmounted by an octagonal steeple. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Sunnybank, also known as The Inn at Hot Springs, is a historic home located at Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina. It was built about 1875, and is a two-story, rambling Italianate style frame building. It has a complex roof system of intersecting gables with deep eaves and large curvilinear sawn brackets. It was built as a private summer home, then opened as a boardinghouse in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Hot Springs is a town in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 520 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Asheville metropolitan statistical area. It is situated on the Appalachian Trail and French Broad River near the North Carolina-Tennessee border. Hot Springs is best known for its hiking trails, natural springs, and mountain town atmosphere.

Henry Ottinger House, also known as The Willows, is a historic home located near Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina. It was built about 1855, and is a two-story, three-bay, vernacular Greek Revival-style brick dwelling. It has double-pile plan with hipped roof and paired interior chimneys. The front facade features a two-story, single-bay entrance portico. Also on the property are the contributing major barn (1908), carriage house, and slaughter house. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Petersburg is an unincorporated community on North Carolina Highway 213, in south-central Madison County, North Carolina, United States. It lies at an elevation of 1991 feet (607 m). The community is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Jupiter is an unincorporated community in northwestern Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, located off U.S. Highway 25/70, and Interstate 26. It was disincorporated in 1970. It lies at an elevation of 2,175 feet (663 m).

Paint Rock is an unincorporated community in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The community is named after the nearby mountain of the same name along the North Carolina–Tennessee state line. Located along the south banks of the French Broad River, the community is accessible via Paint Rock Road (SR 1300), which connects to US 25/US 70. The Norfolk Southern S-Line also travels through the community. The community is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Meares Stadium is a 5,000-capacity stadium located in Mars Hill, North Carolina where it serves as home to the Mars Hill College Lions. Meares Stadium has gained a reputation as a tough place to play due to its location in the windy North Carolina mountains. Winds can get high enough to easily throw a ball around, and even make it tough on smaller athletes. In 2007, the college began a reconstruction project at Meares Stadium, which will be completed by the 2007 football season. When completed, the facility will have a new pressbox, permanent visitor's bleachers, and a reconstructed set of main stands. Additionally, the current grass surface will be replaced with FieldTurf.