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Welcome to Cheoah ...

Cheoah is located in Graham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cheoah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Cheoah is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Cheoah is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Cheoah: 828

Communities near Cheoah ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cheoah ...

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

Adding Cheoah to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cheoah post office opened in 1892. The Cheoah post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cheoah.

Footnotes ...

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