▁seat ▁is ▁New land . ▁The ▁county ▁seat ▁was ▁initially ▁established ▁in ▁El k ▁Park ▁when ▁the ▁county ▁was ▁first ▁formed , ▁but ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁New land ▁upon ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁cour th ouse ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁count ies . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁county ▁is ▁the ▁new est ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁count ies . ▁It ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁from ▁parts ▁of ▁C ald well ▁County , ▁Mitchell ▁County , ▁and ▁W ata uga ▁County . ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Wa ight st ill ▁A very , ▁a ▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁( 1 7 7 7 – 1 7 7 9 ). ▁It ▁is ▁often ▁noted ▁for ▁the ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁Christmas ▁trees ▁that ▁the ▁county ▁produces . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁county ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 0 . 0 6 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁A very ▁County ▁is ▁extremely ▁rural ▁and ▁mountain ous ▁with ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁county ' s ▁terrain ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁App al ach ian ▁Mountains ▁range . ▁The ▁highest ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁is ▁Gr ass y ▁R idge ▁Bald , ▁ 6 , 1