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Welcome to Boonford ...

Boonford is located in Mitchell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boonford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Boonford is 2,420 feet [738 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Boonford is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Boonford: 828

Communities near Boonford ...

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

  • Shell Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
  • Marion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodby Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
  • Spruce Pine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Burnsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Banner Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
  • Roan Mountain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Newland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bakersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boonford ...

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

Adding Boonford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Boonford post office opened in 1902. The Boonford post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boonford.

Footnotes ...

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