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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

The ZIP code for Lake Toxaway: 28747<3>

Communities near Lake Toxaway ...

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

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 (so far) for Lake Toxaway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lake Toxaway post office opened in 1903.

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>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Lake Toxaway). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lake Toxaway or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/