Welcome to Finley ...

Finley is located in Caldwell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Finley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Finley is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Finley: (828)

Communities Also Named Finley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Finley - they are located in Alabama, California, Kansas, Kentucky (2), New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Finley ...

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

• Boone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Lenoir
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
  • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
  • Former name for Lenoir:
  • Tucker's Barn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <4>
• Sawmills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
  • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
• Gamewell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
  • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
• Hudson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
  • Former name for Hudson:
  • Hudsonville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Cajah's Mountain
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cajah's Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
  • Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
• Blowing Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Banner Elk
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Elk
  • Banner Elk is located in Avery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner Elk <4>
• Newland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
  • Newland is located in Avery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newland <4>
• Beech Mountain
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Mountain
  • Beech Mountain is located in Avery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Mountain <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Finley ...

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

Adding Finley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Finley post office opened in 1898.

We also found Finley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Finley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Caldwell County: www.co.caldwell.nc.us/

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