Mills River, North Carolina

Mills River Chapel, also known as Mills River United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist chapel located near Mills River, Henderson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1860–1861, and is a one-story, rectangular, vernacular Greek Revival-style church. It features a front portico with four, square, recessed panel wooden columns. Adjacent to the church is the contributing church cemetery, with gravestones dating from as early as 1824.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Horse Shoe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. Its ZIP code is 28742. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,351.The community took its name from a nearby meander in the French Broad River.

The Mills River is located in Transylvania and Henderson counties, North Carolina, United States is a tributary of the French Broad River. The river flows out of the Pisgah Ranger District of the Pisgah National Forest in two forks: the North Fork, which drains the slopes just south of the Blue Ridge Parkway between Asheville and Mount Pisgah, and the South Fork, which drains the area of the Pisgah Ranger District just east of the Cradle of Forestry in America, including the slopes of Black Mountain. The Mills River flows into the French Broad River northwest of Hendersonville between NC 191 and Interstate 26. The North Mills River Recreation Area, located on the North Fork of the river, is a popular local attraction for camping, hiking, and fishing. The Mills River is used as a water source for the cities of Asheville and Hendersonville.

Asheville Regional Airport (IATA: AVL, ICAO: KAVL, FAA LID: AVL) is a Class C airport near Interstate 26 and the town of Fletcher, North Carolina, 9 miles (14 km) south of downtown Asheville. It is owned by the Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023 categorized it as a small-hub primary commercial service facility. In 2022 it served an all-time record number of passengers for the airport, 1,838,793, an increase of 29% over 2021.The airport opened initially with a 6500-foot runway in 1961, replacing the former airport at 35.439°N 82.481°W / 35.439; -82.481 (Former airport serving Asheville).

The Rugby Grange, near Fletcher, Henderson County, North Carolina, was built in 1860 in Italianate architecture. The property includes agricultural outbuildings, agricultural fields and secondary structure, a total of 12 contributing buildings and one other contributing site. They include Rugby Lodge II, the "Big House", the Cottage, the Shanty, Uncle Martin's and Uncle Billy's cabins, the ice house, and several barns.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.The house was the one-time home of a Swedish diplomat named George Westfeldt. He bought the property before the Civil War and named it in honor of Rugby School, an English public school.

Etowah is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,944 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Moss–Johnson Farm, also known as the Johnson Farm, is a historic farm complex located near Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The farmhouse was built between 1874 and 1880, and is a rectangular brick dwelling measuring 50 feet by 28 feet. Also on the property are the contributing clapboard summer house (1920), a granary and smokehouse (1880), a well, a barn (1923), a small dwelling (1933), and a hen house and pig barn. After 1970 the property was donated in several gifts to the Henderson County Board of Education for use as a farm museum.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Avery Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,950 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Mountain Home is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,622 at the 2010 census, up from 2,169 in 2000. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Bowman Bluff is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

Naples is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States and is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located near U.S. Route 25 Business (US 25 Bus.) and Interstate 26 (I-26) exit 44.

Bryn Avon is a historic estate and national historic district located near Etowah, Henderson County, North Carolina. Bryn Avon house was built about 1884-1886 and updated in the 1910-1920s in the Tudor Revival style. It is a 1+1⁄2-story, stone and half-timbered manor house. Other contributing resources include the estate landscape and terraced garden and four smaller family cottages: the Mallett Cottage (c. 1925); the Brown house playhouse (c. 1932); Yon Way-the Conrow cottage (c. 1920–1925) and Mr. Conrow's studio (c. 1925–1935); and the Bellamy Cottage (c. 1933–1938).It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.