Local Wiki
McDowell County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Second Monday of each month at 5:00 PM and third Monday of each month at 11:30 AM.
- Meeting location
- Board of Commissioners Board Room, McDowell County Administration Building, 69 North Main Street, Marion, NC 28752.
- Register of Deeds
- Lydia Tilley Effler · 828.652.4727 · lydia.effler@mcdowellgov.com
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.mcdowellgov.com/commissioners
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected at-large countywide in partisan elections to staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Tony Brown. Vice Chairman: Lynn Greene.
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 (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
Towns (1)
- Old Fort
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
School districts (1)
- Mcdowell County Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (11)
- Ashford - North Cove Volunteer Fire Department
- Dysartsville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department
- Hankins-North Fork Volunteer Fire Department
- Marion Fire Department
- Nebo Volunteer Fire Department
- Old Fort Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- P. G. Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Sugar Hill-Montford Cove Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department
- Woodlawn-Sevier Voluntary Fire Department, Incorporated
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Flood Control (1)
- Muddy Creek Watershed Improvement District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- McDowell Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)