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Welcome to Ecusta ...

Ecusta is located in Transylvania County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ecusta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Ecusta is 2,140 feet [652 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ecusta is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Ecusta: 828

Communities near Ecusta ...

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

  • Hendersonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fletcher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brevard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <3>
  • Mills River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Canton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Laurel Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rosman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Etowah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ecusta ...

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

Adding Ecusta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ecusta post office opened in 1893. The Ecusta post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ecusta.

Footnotes ...

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