Swan Creek, North Carolina

Swan Creek is an unincorporated community in western Yadkin County, North Carolina south of Jonesville, North Carolina. The community shares its name with the Swan Creek viticultural area.

Swan Creek
Unincorporated community
Swan Creek
Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°05′54″N 80°45′37″W
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyYadkin
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Raffaldini Vineyards in Swan Creek, NC, 2011

The AVA[1] includes about 160 square miles (410 km2) in Iredell, Wilkes and Yadkin counties. The designation, the second in North Carolina, took effect May 27, 2008.

There are five vineyards located within the Swan Creek AVA: Raffaldini Vineyards in Ronda, and Windsor Run Cellars, Shadow Springs Vineyard, Dobbins Creek Vineyards, and Laurel Gray Vineyards in Hamptonville.

Swan Creek is named for the wild geese,[2] erroneously called swans, that were spotted resting in a nearby stream. Quaker pioneers first settled in the area before 1797.[3]


References
  1. Swan Creek wins viticultural designation - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
  2. The North Carolina Gazetteer, William S. Powell
  3. The Heritage of Yadkin County, Frances Harding Casstevens, Editor, Page 235
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