Welcome to Andrews ...

The town of Andrews is located in Cherokee County<1>.

The location of Andrews has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Andrews, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Andrews has a population of 1,834 people<3> (see below for details).

Andrews is 1,770 feet [539 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Andrews lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Andrews: (828)

Websites for Andrews ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokeecountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Andrews, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Andrews had an population of 1,834 people. This is an increase of 2.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Andrews had a population of 1,781 people (which is 6.49% of the total population of Cherokee County). This makes Andrews the county's most populous community.

The population of Andrews represents 0.02% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 261st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,781 people, the population of Andrews increased 11.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,602 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Andrews.

Communities Also Named Andrews ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Andrews - they are located in Arkansas, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Andrews.

Communities near Andrews ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Andrews.

• Jacksonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
• Young Harris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Harris
  • Young Harris is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young Harris <5>
• Murphy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Murphy is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <5>
• Hiawassee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawassee
  • Hiawassee is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiawassee <5>
• Robbinsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
  • Robbinsville is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <5>
• Hayesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
  • Hayesville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayesville <5>
• Lake Santeetlah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
  • Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
  • Santeetla
  • Santeetlah
  • Santultah
  • Thunderbird Mountain
  • Thunderbird
• Fontana Dam
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
  • Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Fontana Dam has also been known as:
  • Fontana Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <5>
• Rhodo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
  • Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
• Marble
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Marble is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Andrews. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Andrews.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Andrews. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Andrews.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Andrews. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Andrews.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Andrews ...

Looking for more information about Andrews? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Andrews, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Andrews.

Adding Andrews to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Andrews in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Andrews was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Andrews post office opened in 1890.

We also found Andrews in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Andrews.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Andrews. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cherokee County: www.cherokeecounty-nc.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/