Welcome to Luther ...Luther is located in Buncombe County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Luther, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. Luther is 2,180 feet [664 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Luther is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Luther lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Luther: 828 Communities Also Named Luther ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Luther - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas (3). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Luther. Communities near Luther ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Luther.
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 Luther. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Luther. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Luther. 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 Luther. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Luther. See our Newspapers Page for Luther. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Luther ...Looking for more information about Luther? 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 Luther, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Luther. Adding Luther to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Luther 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 Luther was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Luther. Footnotes ...
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