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Welcome to Cashiers ...

Cashiers is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cashiers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Cashiers is 3,480 feet [1,061 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cashiers is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Cashiers: 828

The ZIP code for Cashiers: 28717<3>

Communities near Cashiers ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cashiers ...

Looking for more information about Cashiers? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cashiers, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cashiers.

Adding Cashiers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cashiers post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cashiers.

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 Cashiers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Cashiers). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cashiers or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/