Welcome to Fort Defiance ...
Fort Defiance is located in Caldwell County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Defiance, you might consider that their post office opened in 1805.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Defiance: Ft. Defiance
Fort Defiance is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fort Defiance lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Fort Defiance: 828
Communities Also Named Fort Defiance ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Fort Defiance - they are located in Arizona, South Dakota and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Defiance.
Communities near Fort Defiance ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Defiance.
- Boone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <3>
- Sawmills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Granite Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
- Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <3>
- Valdese
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gamewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
- Wilkesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
- Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <3>
- Cajah's Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cajah's Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Taylorsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Fort Defiance. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Defiance.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Defiance. 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 Fort Defiance.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Defiance. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Defiance.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Defiance ...
Looking for more information about Fort Defiance? 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 Fort Defiance, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Defiance.
Adding Fort Defiance to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fort Defiance 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 Fort Defiance was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Fort Defiance post office opened in 1805.
We also found Fort Defiance in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Defiance.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Defiance - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |