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Welcome to Beta ...

Beta is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Beta is 2,140 feet [652 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Beta is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Beta: 828

Communities Also Named Beta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Beta - they are located in Colorado (2), Ohio and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beta.

Communities near Beta ...

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

  • Waynesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazelwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Bryson City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Clyde
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Clyde is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
  • Maggie Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Webster
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Webster is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Forest Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Forest Hills has also been known as:
    • Forest Hills village
    • Village of Forest Hills
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <3>
  • Dillsboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruby City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ruby City is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beta ...

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

Adding Beta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beta 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 Beta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Beta post office opened in 1885. The Beta post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beta - 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/