title: Fines Creek, North Carolina
text: # Fines Creek, North Carolina
  
  Fines Creek is a populated place within the township of Fines Creek in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States.
  
  ## History
  
  Prior to European colonization, the area that is now Fines Creek was inhabited by the Cherokee people and other Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. The Cherokee in Western North Carolina are known as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a federally recognized tribe.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Fines Creek is located at latitude 35.681 and longitude -82.951. The elevation is 2,520 feet.
  
  