Welcome to Bat Cave ...

Bat Cave is located in Henderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bat Cave, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Bat Cave is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Bat Cave: (828)

The ZIP code for Bat Cave: 28710<3>

Communities near Bat Cave ...

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

• Asheville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheville
  • Asheville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheville <4>
• Hendersonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <4>
• Fletcher
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <4>
• Black Mountain
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
  • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <4>
• Mills River
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Rutherfordton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherfordton
  • Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherfordton <4>
• Flat Rock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
• Landrum
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <4>
• Laurel Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <4>
• Tryon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <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 Bat Cave. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bat Cave.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bat Cave ...

Looking for more information about Bat Cave? 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 Bat Cave, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bat Cave.

Adding Bat Cave to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bat Cave 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 Bat Cave was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bat Cave post office opened in 1879.

We also found Bat Cave in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bat Cave.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Henderson County: www.hendersoncountync.org/

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