Steeds is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 located in the north eastern part of Montgomery County

Montgomery County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 26,822 people, 9,848 households, and 7,189 families residing in the county. The population density was 55 people per square mile . There were 14,145 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...

, North Carolina

North Carolina

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, United States

United States

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Location

Steeds is located on US 220 (Alt) two miles north of the Community of Ether

Ether, North Carolina

Ether is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States.-Location:Ether lies approximately three miles north of the Town of Star and approximately two miles south of the Community of Steeds. The Community of Blackankle is four miles...

. The community is at the crossing of Hwy 220, State Road 1332 (Plantation Road) and State Road 1365 (Steed Road), with State Road 1361 (Bean Road) junctioning with Steed Road.

The Community of Steeds lies four (4) miles north of the Town of Star

Star, North Carolina

Star is a town in Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 807 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Star is known as the geographic center of North Carolina as measured via satellite, according to the Army Corps of Engineers...

 and five (5) miles south of the Town of Seagrove

Seagrove, North Carolina

Seagrove is a town in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 246 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a railroad official...

. The Community of Blackankle

Black Ankle, North Carolina

‎Black Ankle is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States.-Location:The community of Black Ankle is located at the junction of NC State Road 1349 and NC State Road 1354...

 is three (3) miles west of Steeds..

Steeds is approximately one mile west of Moore County

Moore County, North Carolina

Moore County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 74,769. Its county seat is Carthage.- History :The county was formed in 1784 from Cumberland County...

, three (3) miles south of Randolph

Randolph County, North Carolina

-Notable people:*Naomi Wise, murder victim*Richard Petty - Nascar driver.*Lee Petty - Nascar pioneer. Richard Petty's father.*Kyle Petty - Nascar driver. Son of Richard Petty*Adam Petty - Nascar driver. Kyle Petty's son...

, eighteen (18) miles north of Richmond County

Richmond County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 46,564 people, 17,873 households, and 12,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 98 people per square mile . There were 19,886 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile...

, and eighteen (18) miles east of Stanly County

Stanly County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 60,585 people. In 2000 there were 22,223 households, and 16,156 families residing in the county. The population density was 147 people per square mile . There were 24,582 housing units at an average density of 62 per square mile...

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The elevation of Steeds is 662 feet above sea level, and it lies at 35°25′15"N 79°46′39"W (35.47083, -79.77778).

Steeds is just one mile north of Interstate 73

Interstate 73

Interstate 73 is a main route of the Interstate Highway System, currently located entirely within the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of a longer planned corridor, defined by various Federal laws to run from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to Grayling, Michigan, but only the part south of...

 / Interstate 74

Interstate 74

Interstate 74 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western end is at an intersection with Interstate 80 in Davenport, Iowa; the eastern end of its Midwest segment is at an intersection with Interstate 75 in Cincinnati, Ohio...

, off the Ether/Steeds exit.

Steeds is only twelve (12) miles south of The North Carolina Zoological Park.

The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Triangulation Station Markers

Located at the Steed homeplace (1948)

Steeds today

The Community of Steeds is not the once prosperous railroading area as in the past, but the people of Steeds are still close and friendly.

Religion plays a big part in the community. The Asbury Baptist Church and Mt. Zion Wesleyan Church

Wesleyan Church

"Wesleyan" has been used in the title of a number of historic and current denominations, although the subject of this article is the only denomination to use that specific title...

 are both within a few miles from the center of the community.

Greenthumb Nursery, established in 1960 , supplies landscaping

Landscaping

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 companies and wholesale dealers with variations of trees, bushes, flowers, plants, and other landscaping items.

Agriculture

Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

 is a huge way of life for many people living near the Steeds area. There are many livestock

Livestock

Livestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. The term "livestock" as used in this article does not include poultry or farmed fish; however the inclusion of these, especially poultry, within the meaning...

 farms in the area, which includes cattle

Cattle

Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...

, chickens, pigs

PIGS

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 and horses. There is also a large number of farms that produce a wide variety of vegetation

Vegetation

Vegetation is a general term for the plant life of a region; it refers to the ground cover provided by plants. It is a general term, without specific reference to particular taxa, life forms, structure, spatial extent, or any other specific botanical or geographic characteristics. It is broader...

, including wheat straw

Straw

Straw is an agricultural by-product, the dry stalks of cereal plants, after the grain and chaff have been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat. It has many uses, including fuel, livestock bedding and fodder, thatching and...

, produce

Produce

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, hay

Hay

Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs...

, pine straw, and other things that help the farmers of the Community of Steeds make a living.

There are more than a dozen Pottery

Pottery

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 shops in the area, including McNeil Pottery, Bulldog Pottery, Luck's Ware, Lantern Hill Pottery, and Graham Chriscoe Pottery, to name a few. Pottery is a very prosperous business in the area, with Seagrove (the pottery capital) only being a few miles north.