Welcome to Kyle ...
Kyle is located in Macon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kyle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Kyle is 3,210 feet [978 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Kyle is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Kyle lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Kyle: 828
Communities Also Named Kyle ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Kyle - they are located in Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kyle.
Communities near Kyle ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kyle.
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
- Andrews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Andrews is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <3>
- Bryson City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson City
- Bryson City is located in Swain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson City <3>
- Robbinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
- Robbinsville is located in Graham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <3>
- Hayesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Hayesville is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayesville <3>
- Lake Santeetlah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Fontana Dam
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <3>
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Nantahala
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Topton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topton
- Topton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topton <3>
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 Kyle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kyle.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kyle. 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 Kyle.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kyle. See our Newspapers Page for Kyle.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kyle ...
Looking for more information about Kyle? 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 Kyle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kyle.
Adding Kyle to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kyle 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 Kyle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Kyle post office opened in 1900.
We also found Kyle on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kyle.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kyle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Macon County: www.maconnc.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kyle - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |