Purlear, North Carolina

West Wilkes High School (formerly Millers Creek High School) is a public high school (grades 9–12) located in Millers Creek, North Carolina. It is a part of the Wilkes County Schools system. The school's enrollment is typically around 700 students. The school's district includes the western communities of Wilkes County, including Millers Creek, Cricket, Mount Pleasant, Parsonsville, and Wilbar. The current principal is Mrs. Amanda Pruitt and assistant principal is Dan Prouty. On October 17, 2011 former President Barack Obama visited West Wilkes and gave a speech in the school gymnasium as part of his North Carolina, Virginia bus tour promoting the American Jobs Act.

Rendezvous Mountain State Park is a 1,800-acre (7.3 km2) North Carolina state park in Purlear, North Carolina. It was originally established as North Carolina's third state park. From 1984 to early 2022, the park was operated by the North Carolina Forest Service as Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest.

Millers Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,112 at the 2010 census. West Wilkes High School, one of the four public high schools in Wilkes County, is located in Millers Creek.

Millers Creek Christian School is a private, coeducational Christian school located in Millers Creek, North Carolina. The school was founded by, and is operated through, the Millers Creek Baptist Church. The school was established in 1997 and includes instruction from prekindergarten through high school grade 12.

Tumbling Shoals Creek is a 3.52 mi (5.66 km) long 1st order tributary to the Reddies River in Wilkes County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

The W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir is a 1,475-acre (5.97 km2) artificial lake impounded by a dam located in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It is located on the Yadkin River system, and is operated and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Federal Building, also known as the Wilkes County Board of Education Building, is a historic government building located at Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore and built in 1915. It is a five-part brick building in the Federal Revival style. It consists of a two-story, three-bay central section, flanked by one-story entrances, which are in turn flanked by one-story wings. The post office was located in the west wing. The building features terra cotta decorative elements.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Kilby Branch is a 2.43 mi (3.91 km) long 1st order tributary to the Reddies River in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

Parsonsville is an unincorporated community in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States, close to North Wilkesboro. NASCAR legend Benny Parsons was raised in the area.It was named for the Parsons family of settlers.

Cricket is a census-designated place (CDP) located between Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,053 at the 2000 census.

The Dark Sky Observatory (DSO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Appalachian State University (ASU). It is located 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) east of Deep Gap, North Carolina (USA), off of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and 32 kilometers (20 mi) east of the ASU campus in Boone, North Carolina It was established in 1981, and is used for research, instruction, and public viewing events. The Cline Visitors' Center was completed in 2011.

McGrady is an unincorporated community in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. As of 2015, the population was 993. McGrady is located along North Carolina Highway 18, 14 miles (23 km) north-northwest of Wilkesboro. McGrady has a post office with ZIP code 28649. McGrady is located at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains; the Blue Ridge dominate the community's northern horizon. McGrady consists of numerous valleys with creeks and streams, lower mountain ridges, farms, and forests. The largest stream in the community is Mulberry Creek, which flows south to the Yadkin River, Wilkes County's largest river.