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Welcome to Aquone ...

Aquone is located in Macon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aquone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

Aquone is 3,320 feet [1,012 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Aquone is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Aquone: 828

Communities near Aquone ...

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

  • Franklin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Andrews
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bryson City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hiawassee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Robbinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hayesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Santeetlah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
    • Santeetla
    • Santeetlah
    • Santultah
    • Thunderbird Mountain
    • Thunderbird
  • Fontana Dam
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Fontana Dam has also been known as:
    • Fontana Village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <3>
  • Fairview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fairview is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Nantahala
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nantahala is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aquone ...

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

Adding Aquone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aquone 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 (so far) for Aquone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Aquone post office opened in 1848.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aquone.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aquone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/