Found this on a posting and wondered if anyone had read and/or heard about this. May have some bearing on our Buncombe County Queens... When Walton County, Georgia, was formed, the boundary between Georgia and North Carolina had not been located. North Carolina believed that most, if not all, of Walton County was actually in the boundaries of Buncombe County, North Carolina, which was formed in 1791. North Carolina issued land grants and tried to collect taxes in this area it considered to be Buncombe County. Georgia denied the validity of these claims. The confusion and arguing over the limits of each state's authority led to what was called the "Walton War". The absence of a legally recognized boundary by either Georgia or North Carolina aggravated the problem. Violence continued between pro-North Carolina and pro-Georgia settlers for some time. The 35th latitude was the recognized border by both North Carolina and Georgia. A commission was formed in 1807 to survey the area, and it was discovered that all of Walton County lay in North Carolina. Walton County was returned to North Carolina, as part of Buncombe County, in 1813. In 1838 it was part of Henderson County, and today the area is centered in Transylvania County, North Carolina.