Local Wiki
Henderson County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First Monday of each month at 5:30 PM and third Wednesday of each month at 9:30 AM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Meeting Room, Historic Courthouse, 1 Historic Courthouse Square, Suite 1, Hendersonville, NC 28792.
- Register of Deeds
- William Lee King · 828.697.4901 · lking@hendersoncountync.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.hendersoncountync.gov/boc/page/boc-meeting-agendas-and-minutes
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected at-large countywide (with residency districts) to staggered four-year terms. Chairman: William Lapsley. Vice-Chair: J. Michael Edney.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (2)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Towns (3)
- Fletcher (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Laurel Park
- Mills River (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Villages (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (1)
- Henderson County Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (13)
- Bat Cave Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
- Blue Ridge Fire & Rescue, Inc.
- Dana Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
- Edneyville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
- Etowah-Horseshoe Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department, Inc.
- Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
- Gerton Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue, Inc.
- Green River Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department, Inc.
- Hendersonville Fire Department
- Mills River Fire & Rescue Department, Inc.
- Mountain Home Fire & Rescue Department, Inc.
- Saluda Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Inc.
- Valley Hill Fire & Rescue Department, INC
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)
- Hendersonville Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Henderson County Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)