Welcome to Glen Ayre ...

Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glen Ayre, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Glen Ayre is 3,180 feet [969 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Glen Ayre is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Glen Ayre is within the boundaries of the (828) area code.

Communities Also Named Glen Ayre ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Glen Ayre - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Glen Ayre ...

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

• Shell Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
  • Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
• Erwin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <4>
• Unicoi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
  • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <4>
• Woodby Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodby Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
  • Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
• Spruce Pine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Norris
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
  • Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
• Burnsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Banner Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
  • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
• Roan Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roan Mountain
  • Roan Mountain is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roan Mountain <4>
• Banner Elk
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Elk
  • Banner Elk is located in Avery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner Elk <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 Glen Ayre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glen Ayre.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Ayre ...

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

Adding Glen Ayre to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glen Ayre post office opened in 1883.

We also found Glen Ayre in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glen Ayre.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mitchell County: www.mitchellcounty.org/

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