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Welcome to Boylston Creek ...

Boylston Creek is located in Transylvania County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Boylston Creek: Boylston Crk. (or less commonly used: Boylston Ck. or Boylston Cr.)

Boylston Creek is 2,230 feet [680 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Boylston Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Boylston Creek: 828

Communities near Boylston Creek ...

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

  • Hendersonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fletcher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brevard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <3>
  • Mills River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Canton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Laurel Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Biltmore Forest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Saluda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Rosman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosman is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boylston Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

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