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Welcome to Dean ...

Dean is located in Macon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dean, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Dean is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dean: 828

Communities Also Named Dean ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Dean: This one is located in Macon County and the other is located in Granville County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 30 communities that are also named Dean - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (4), Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dean ...

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

  • Sylva
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Bryson City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Highlands
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Webster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Webster is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Forest Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Dillard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sky Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Dillsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellijay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ellijay is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
  • Leatherman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Leatherman is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dean ...

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

Adding Dean to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dean post office opened in 1902. The Dean post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dean.

Footnotes ...

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