Welcome to Boomer ...

Boomer is located in Wilkes County<1>.

The location of Boomer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boomer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Boomer is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Boomer is located in the (336) area code.

Communities Also Named Boomer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Boomer - they are located in Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Boomer ...

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

• Lenoir
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
  • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
  • Former name for Lenoir:
  • Tucker's Barn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <4>
• North Wilkesboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
  • North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <4>
• Wilkesboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
  • Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <4>
• Taylorsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Alexander County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
• Cedar Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
  • Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Cedar Rock has also been known as:
  • Cedar Rock village
• Love Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Valley
  • Love Valley is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Love Valley <4>
• Moravian Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moravian Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Falls
  • Moravian Falls is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravian Falls <4>
• Stokes ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
  • Stokes is located in Wilkes County
• Ferguson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
  • Ferguson is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferguson <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boomer ...

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

Adding Boomer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Boomer post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boomer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/

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