Welcome to Craggy ...
Craggy is located in Buncombe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Craggy, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.
Craggy is 1,930 feet [588 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Craggy lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Craggy: 828
Communities near Craggy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Craggy.
- Asheville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Fletcher is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <3>
- Black Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mills River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Haywood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <3>
- Weaverville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Biltmore Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biltmore Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
- Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Clyde
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clyde. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Haywood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
- Montreat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <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 Craggy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Craggy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Craggy. 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 Craggy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Craggy. See our Newspapers Page for Craggy.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Craggy ...
Looking for more information about Craggy? 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 Craggy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Craggy.
Adding Craggy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Craggy 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 for Craggy was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Craggy in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Craggy.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Buncombe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Craggy - 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> | 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. |
| <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. |