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Welcome to Hominy ...

Hominy is located in Buncombe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hominy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Hominy is 2,130 feet [649 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hominy is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Hominy: 828

Communities Also Named Hominy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hominy - it's located in Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Hominy ...

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

  • Asheville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hendersonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Waynesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Fletcher
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mills River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodfin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Canton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Weaverville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazelwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hominy ...

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

Adding Hominy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hominy 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 Hominy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hominy post office opened in 1903. The Hominy post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hominy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Buncombe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hominy - 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>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/