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Watauga County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: First and third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 PM.
Meeting location: Commissioners' Board Room, Watauga County Administration Building, 814 West King Street, Boone, NC 28607.
Register of Deeds: Amy J. Shook · 828.265.8052 · amy.shook@watgov.org
Agendas posted at: https://www.wataugacounty.org/App_Pages/Dept/BOC/boardpacket.aspx
Chair, Board of Commissioners: Board of County Commissioners, 5 members elected by district (Districts 1-5) to staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Braxton Eggers (District 3). Vice-Chairman: Todd Castle (District 5).

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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.

Towns (4)

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)

Watauga County Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Emergency services districts (15)

Beaver Dam Volunteer Fire Department of Watauga County, Inc.
Blowing Rock Fire & Rescue
Boone Fire Department
Cove Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Creston Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Deep Gap Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Fall Creek Volunteer Fire Department of Avery County, Inc.
Foscoe Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Meat Camp Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Seven Devils Fire Department
Shawneehaw Volunteer Fire Department
Stewart Simmons Volunteer Fire Department of Watauga County, Inc.
The Beech Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Todd Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
Zionville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.

Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)

North West Regional Housing Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Watauga County Soil and Water Conservation District (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026