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Welcome to Ledger ...

Ledger is located in Mitchell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ledger, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

Ledger is 2,780 feet [847 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ledger is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Ledger lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ledger: 828

Communities Also Named Ledger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ledger - they are located in Montana and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Ledger ...

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

  • Shell Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
  • Woodby Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
  • Spruce Pine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Roan Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Banner Elk
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Newland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bakersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossnore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ledger ...

Looking for more information about Ledger? 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 Ledger, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ledger.

Adding Ledger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ledger 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 Ledger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ledger post office opened in 1853. The Ledger post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ledger.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Mitchell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ledger - 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>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/