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Welcome to Cattail Creek Community ...

Cattail Creek Community is located in Yancey County<1>.

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

Cattail Creek Community is 5,540 feet [1,689 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cattail Creek Community is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Cattail Creek Community: 828

Websites for Cattail Creek Community ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yanceychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cattail Creek Community, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Cattail Creek Community ...

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

  • Black Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
    • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <4>
  • Marion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Spruce Pine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mars Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Burnsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Montreat
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
    • Montreat is located in Buncombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <4>
  • Old Fort
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Old Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
    • Old Fort is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <4>
  • Bakersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Concord
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Yancey County
  • Micaville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
    • Micaville is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Micaville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cattail Creek Community ...

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Yancey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cattail Creek Community - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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