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Welcome to Bina ...

Bina is located in Ashe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bina, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.

Bina is 2,680 feet [817 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bina is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Bina: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Bina ...

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

  • Mountain City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Trade
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trade <4>
  • West Jefferson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Damascus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Damascus is located in Washington County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <4>
  • Dowell ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
    • Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
  • Trout Dale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Helton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Helton is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
  • Sturgills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sturgills is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
  • Apple Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bina ...

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

Adding Bina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bina 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 Bina was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bina post office opened in 1918. The Bina post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bina.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Ashe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bina - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Bina area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Bina area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/