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Welcome to Jeter ...

So far, we found very little information about Jeter. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Jeter to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jeter, please Contact Us.

Jeter would have been located within present day Rutherford County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jeter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Jeter is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Jeter was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Jeter was located: 828

Communities Also Named Jeter ...

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

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

Communities near Jeter ...

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

  • Black Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Spindale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutherfordton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Lure
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Montreat
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Fort
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ruth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruth is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Chimney Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

Adding Jeter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jeter in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Jeter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jeter post office opened in 1898. The Jeter post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jeter.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jeter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jeter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/