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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

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.

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 (so far) for Bat Cave was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Henderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bat Cave - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bat Cave). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bat Cave or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/