Cleveland County, North Carolina
Formed in 1841 from parts of Rutherford and Lincoln counties, Cleveland County lies in the foothills of the Blue Ridge and the western Piedmont along the South Carolina border and makes up the Shelby–Kings Mountain micropolitan area. Shelby lent its name to the ‘Shelby Dynasty’ of 20th-century politicians that included Governors O. Max Gardner and Clyde Hoey, and Gardner–Webb University in Boiling Springs dates to 1905.
- Businesses listed
- 3,939
- Population (2020)
- 99,519
- County seat
- Shelby
- Formed
- 1841
Landmarks & institutions
- Gardner–Webb University (Boiling Springs)
- Earl Scruggs Center in the 1907 county courthouse (Shelby)
- Don Gibson Theatre (Shelby)
- John H. Moss Lake
- Broad River
Named for col. Benjamin Cleveland, a Patriot officer at the 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain.
Towns
3,939 businesses · showing 3,529–3,552
Behavioral or Mental Health Clinic · Shelby
222 N Lafayette St Ste 11