Welcome to Esmeralda ...

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

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

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Esmeralda, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Esmeralda is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Esmeralda ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Esmeralda - they are located in California, Nevada and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Esmeralda ...

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

• Asheville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Hendersonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <5>
• Fletcher
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <5>
• Black Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Mills River
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <5>
• Rutherfordton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Flat Rock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <5>
• Landrum
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <5>
• Laurel Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <5>
• Tryon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <5>

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

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

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

Adding Esmeralda to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Esmeralda 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 Esmeralda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Esmeralda post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Esmeralda.

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/