Welcome to Cuba ...

So far, we found very little information about Cuba. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cuba to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cuba, please Contact Us.

Cuba would have been located within present day Rutherford County<2>.

The location of Cuba has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cuba, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cuba is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Cuba was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Cuba once stood is in the (828) area code.

Communities Also Named Cuba ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Cuba - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Mexico (2), New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Tennessee (3), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cuba ...

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

• Marion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Forest City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <5>
• Spindale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
  • Spindale is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <5>
• Rutherfordton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherfordton
  • Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherfordton <5>
• Lake Lure
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
  • Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <5>
• Columbus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
• Old Fort
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 <5>
• Ellenboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
  • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <5>
• Alexander Mills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
  • Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
• Ruth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
  • Ruth is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people

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

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

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

Adding Cuba to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cuba 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 for Cuba was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Cuba in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cuba.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcountync.gov/

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