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Welcome to Lavinia ...

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

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

Lavinia would have been located within present day Haywood County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lavinia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lavinia is 2,830 feet [863 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lavinia is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Lavinia was located: 828

Communities Also Named Lavinia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Lavinia - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Minnesota (2) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Lavinia ...

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

  • Waynesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brevard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <4>
  • Canton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylva
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Sylva is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <4>
  • Hazelwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Clyde
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Clyde is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
  • Maggie Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Webster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Webster is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Forest Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Forest Hills has also been known as:
    • Forest Hills village
    • Village of Forest Hills
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <4>
  • Dillsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Adding Lavinia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lavinia 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 Lavinia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lavinia post office opened in 1886. The Lavinia post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lavinia.

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 Lavinia, 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 Haywood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lavinia - 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/