Welcome to East Laport ...
East Laport is located in Jackson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Laport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
A typical abbreviation for East Laport: E. Laport
East Laport is 2,130 feet [649 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of East Laport is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: East Laport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for East Laport: 828
Communities near East Laport ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Laport.
- Waynesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waynesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Waynesville is located in Haywood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,557 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waynesville
- From East Laport to Waynesville
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Franklin
- From East Laport to Franklin
- Sylva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Sylva is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sylva
- From East Laport to Sylva
- Hazelwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Bryson City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson City
- Bryson City is located in Swain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson City <4>
- Maggie Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maggie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie Valley
- Maggie Valley is located in Haywood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maggie Valley <4>
- Highlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Highlands is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlands <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Highlands
- From East Laport to Highlands
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Dillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
- Dillsboro is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <4>
- Ruby City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 East Laport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Laport.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Laport. 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 East Laport.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Laport. See our Newspapers Page for East Laport.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Laport ...
Looking for more information about East Laport? 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 East Laport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Laport.
Adding East Laport to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Laport 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 East Laport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the East Laport post office opened in 1858.
We also found East Laport in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Laport.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Laport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksonnc.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 East Laport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |