Welcome to Horse Shoe ...

Horse Shoe is located in Henderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horse Shoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Horse Shoe is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Horse Shoe lies within the (828) area code.

The ZIP code for Horse Shoe: 28742<3>

Communities Also Named Horse Shoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Horse Shoe - they are located in British Columbia and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Horse Shoe ...

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

• Asheville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheville
  • Asheville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheville <4>
• Hendersonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <4>
• Fletcher
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <4>
• Brevard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <4>
• Mills River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <4>
• Flat Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
• Laurel Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <4>
• Biltmore Forest
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biltmore Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
  • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
• Saluda
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saluda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Saluda is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <4>
• Chimney Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
  • Chimney Rock is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chimney Rock <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 Horse Shoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horse Shoe.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horse Shoe ...

Looking for more information about Horse Shoe? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Horse Shoe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Horse Shoe.

Adding Horse Shoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Horse Shoe 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 Horse Shoe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Horse Shoe post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horse Shoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Henderson County: www.hendersoncountync.org/

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