Welcome to Lake Toxaway ...
Lake Toxaway is located in Transylvania County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Toxaway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
A typical abbreviation for Lake Toxaway: Lk. Toxaway
Lake Toxaway is 3,010 feet [917 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lake Toxaway is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Lake Toxaway lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Lake Toxaway: 828
Communities near Lake Toxaway ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake Toxaway.
- Brevard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rosman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
- Rosman is located in Transylvania County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <3>
- Forest Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sapphire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapphire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire
- Sapphire is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapphire <3>
- Balsam Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cashiers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Fork
- From Lake Toxaway to East Fork
- Rocky Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Lake Toxaway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Toxaway.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lake Toxaway. 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 Lake Toxaway.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Toxaway. See our Newspapers Page for Lake Toxaway.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Toxaway ...
Looking for more information about Lake Toxaway? 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 Lake Toxaway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Toxaway.
Adding Lake Toxaway to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lake Toxaway 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 Lake Toxaway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lake Toxaway post office opened in 1903.
We also found Lake Toxaway on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Toxaway.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Transylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Toxaway - 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/ |