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Welcome to Cowarts ...

Cowarts is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cowarts, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Cowarts is 2,250 feet [686 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cowarts is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Cowarts: 828

Communities Also Named Cowarts ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cowarts - they are located in Alabama (2) and Georgia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cowarts.

Communities near Cowarts ...

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

  • Waynesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sylva
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sylva is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <3>
  • Hazelwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Clyde
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Highlands
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Rosman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Webster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Webster is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Forest Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Forest Hills has also been known as:
    • Forest Hills village
    • Village of Forest Hills
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <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 Cowarts. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cowarts.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cowarts ...

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

Adding Cowarts to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cowarts post office opened in 1888. The Cowarts post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cowarts.

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 Cowarts - 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/