Welcome to Nacoochee ...
Nacoochee is located in White County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nacoochee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.
Nacoochee is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Nacoochee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Nacoochee: 706 & 762<3>
Websites for Nacoochee ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.whitecountychamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Nacoochee, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Nacoochee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nacoochee.
- Willow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Dahlonega
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Owltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owltown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Demorest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Young Harris
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Harris
- Young Harris is located in Towns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young Harris <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 Nacoochee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nacoochee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nacoochee. 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 Nacoochee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nacoochee. See our Newspapers Page for Nacoochee.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nacoochee ...
Looking for more information about Nacoochee? 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 Nacoochee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nacoochee.
Adding Nacoochee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Nacoochee 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 Nacoochee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Nacoochee post office opened in 1826.
We also found Nacoochee in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nacoochee.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nacoochee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Nacoochee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Nacoochee area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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/ |