Welcome to Avery Creek ...

Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Avery Creek: A-vur-ee<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avery Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Avery Creek: Avery Crk. (or less commonly used: Avery Ck. or Avery Cr.)

Avery Creek is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Avery Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Avery Creek: (828)

Communities near Avery Creek ...

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

• Asheville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheville
  • Asheville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheville <5>
• Hendersonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <5>
• Fletcher
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <5>
• Black Mountain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
  • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <5>
• Brevard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <5>
• Mills River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <5>
• Woodfin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
  • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <5>
• Canton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Weaverville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
  • Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <5>
• Flat Rock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <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 Avery Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avery Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Avery Creek. 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 Avery Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Avery Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Avery Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avery Creek ...

Looking for more information about Avery Creek? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Avery Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Avery Creek.

Adding Avery Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avery Creek 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 Avery Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avery Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/

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