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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>.

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.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Esmeralda was located: 828

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)
  • Hendersonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fletcher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Black Mountain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mills River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Rutherfordton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Flat Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Landrum
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <4>
  • Laurel Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tryon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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 (so far) for Esmeralda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Esmeralda post office opened in 1917. The Esmeralda post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Esmeralda.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Esmeralda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Esmeralda - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/