Welcome to Eskota ...

Eskota is located in Yancey County<1>.

The location of Eskota has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eskota, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Eskota is 3,100 feet [945 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Eskota is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Eskota: (828)

Websites for Eskota ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yanceychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Eskota, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Eskota ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Eskota - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Eskota ...

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

• Asheville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheville
  • Asheville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheville <4>
• Black Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
  • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <4>
• Marion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Woodfin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
  • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <4>
• Weaverville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
  • Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <4>
• Spruce Pine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <4>
• Mars Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mars Hill is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <4>
• Burnsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Yancey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
• Montreat
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Old Fort
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eskota ...

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

Adding Eskota to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eskota 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 Eskota was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Eskota post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eskota.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eskota. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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