Welcome to Bakersville ...The town of Bakersville is located in Mitchell County<1> and is the County Seat for Mitchell County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Bakersville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1827. See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bakersville for more information about variations on the name of Bakersville. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bakersville has a population of 443 people<2> (see below for details). Bakersville is 2,460 feet [750 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Bakersville is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Bakersville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Bakersville: 828 The ZIP code for Bakersville: 28705<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bakersville had an population of 443 people. This is a decrease of 4.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.09% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Bakersville had a population of 464 people. This makes Bakersville the county's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 464 people, the population of Bakersville increased 29.97% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 357 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Bakersville. Communities Also Named Bakersville ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Bakersville: This one is located in Mitchell County and the other is located in Rutherford County. Beyond North Carolina, there are 13 communities that are also named Bakersville - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (3), New Jersey (2), Ohio and Pennsylvania (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bakersville. Communities near Bakersville ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bakersville.
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 Bakersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bakersville. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bakersville. 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 Bakersville. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bakersville. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bakersville. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bakersville ...Looking for more information about Bakersville? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Bakersville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bakersville. Adding Bakersville to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Bakersville 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 Bakersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Bakersville. Footnotes ...
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