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Welcome to Cataloochee ...

Cataloochee is located in Haywood County<1>.

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

Cataloochee is 2,580 feet [786 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cataloochee is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Cataloochee: 828

Communities near Cataloochee ...

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

  • Waynesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Canton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazelwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Clyde
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clyde is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
  • Maggie Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pittman Center
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittman Center is located in Sevier County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Teague ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Teague is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
  • Mount Sterling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Lake Junaluska
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartford
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Cataloochee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cataloochee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cataloochee ...

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

Adding Cataloochee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cataloochee in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Cataloochee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cataloochee post office opened in 1873. The Cataloochee post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cataloochee.

Footnotes ...

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