Cumnock, formerly known as Egypt,[1] is an unincorporated community in northwestern Lee County, North Carolina, United States. It lies on Cumnock Road, about a mile north of U.S. Route 421.

Cumnock, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Coal mine in Cumnock, 1923
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Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Lee
Elevation	272 ft (83 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	919
GNIS feature ID	1019884

Endor Iron Furnace is located near the community. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[2] The Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge was listed in 1995.[2]

History

Egypt (now Cumnock) was the site of the Egypt Coal Mine which operated between 1855 and 1928.[3]

Geography

Cumnock is located at 35°33′18″N 79°14′16″W (35.5548727, -79.2377981), near the center of North Carolina.

External links

• Atlantic & Yadkin Railway
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cumnock, North Carolina
• Margaret Wicker: The Coal Glen Mine Disaster (Mentions Egypt mine and Coal Glen mine)
• North Carolina Highway Historical Marker H-41 Egypt Coal Mine
• Escape NC Cumnock,NC
• Coal Deposits in the Deep River Field, Chatham, Lee, and Moore Counties, N.C.
• The Coal Glen Mine Disaster - a CACKLE cache

References