Welcome to Fig ...Fig is located in Ashe County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Fig, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. Fig is 2,800 feet [853 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fig is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Fig lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Fig: 336 & 743<3> Communities near Fig ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fig.
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 Fig. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fig. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fig. 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 Fig. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fig. See our Newspapers Page for Fig. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fig ...Looking for more information about Fig? 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 Fig, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fig. Adding Fig to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Fig 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 Fig was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Fig. Footnotes ...
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