Welcome to Cecil ...
So far, we found very little information about Cecil. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cecil to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cecil, please Contact Us.
Cecil would have been located within present day Haywood County<2>.
The location of Cecil has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cecil, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cecil is 3,090 feet [942 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Cecil is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Cecil was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Cecil still existed, it would have been in the (828) area code.
Communities Also Named Cecil ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Cecil - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cecil.
Communities near Cecil ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cecil.
- Waynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Waynesville is located in Haywood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,557 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesville <5>
- Brevard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- 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>
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
- Sylva
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Sylva is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <5>
- Hazelwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Haywood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <5>
- Maggie Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maggie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie Valley
- Maggie Valley is located in Haywood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maggie Valley <5>
- Rosman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
- Rosman is located in Transylvania County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <5>
- Webster
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Cecil. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cecil.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cecil. 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 Cecil.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cecil. See our Newspapers Page for Cecil.
Adding Cecil to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cecil in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cecil was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cecil post office opened in 1898.
We also found Cecil on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cecil.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Haywood County: www.gov.co.haywood.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cecil, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Haywood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cecil - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |