Welcome to Baldwin ...

Baldwin is located in Ashe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baldwin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Baldwin is 3,100 feet [945 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Baldwin is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Baldwin: (336)

Communities Also Named Baldwin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Baldwin: This one is located in Ashe County and the other is located in Moore County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 36 communities that are also named Baldwin - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York (3), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Baldwin ...

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

• Boone
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Watauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <4>
• Mountain City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
  • Mountain City is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <4>
• Jefferson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Trade
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade
  • Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trade <4>
• Blowing Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowing Rock
  • Blowing Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blowing Rock <4>
• West Jefferson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
  • West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <4>
• Dowell ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
  • Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
• Lansing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Todd
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Todd is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Todd <4>
• Brownwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
  • Brownwood is located in Ashe County

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 Baldwin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baldwin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baldwin ...

Looking for more information about Baldwin? 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 Baldwin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Baldwin.

Adding Baldwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baldwin 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 Baldwin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Baldwin post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baldwin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ashe County: www.ashecountygov.com/

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