Cleveland County

Region: Piedmont
County Seat: Shelby(1843)
Population: 96,287¹
Towns & Cities: Belwood, Boiling Springs, Casar, Earl, Fallston, Grover, Kings Mountain, Lattimore, Lawndale, Mooresboro, Patterson Springs, Polkville, Wace

Cleveland County was formed in 1841 from Rutherford and Lincoln counties. It is in the southwestern section of the state and is bounded by the state of South Carolina and Rutherford, Burke, Lincoln, and Gaston counties.²

Additional County History

Cleveland County is nestled in the rolling piedmont of the southwestern portion of North Carolina situated in the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Cleveland county is the gateway between Asheville and Charlotte and centered between two of the largest metropolitan areas of the Carolinas-- Charlotte and Greenville/Spartanburg.³


	Education (2)
	Government & Community Bodies (3)

¹ Population figures from Census Bureau Home Page for the 2000 Census.
² Facts gathered from State Library of North Carolina.
³ Facts gathered from Cleveland County Governent Web Site.

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North Carolinians are nicknamed the "Tar Heels".

It not exactly evident where this nickname originated, but it seems to have given birth during the Civil War. North Carolina's troops were said to have tar on their heels, because they would not run in battle even as other states retreated.