Welcome to Mortimer ...
So far, we found very little information about Mortimer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mortimer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mortimer, please Contact Us.
Mortimer would have been located within present day Caldwell County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mortimer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mortimer is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Mortimer was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Mortimer was located: 828
Communities Also Named Mortimer ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Mortimer - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mortimer.
Communities near Mortimer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mortimer.
- Boone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lenoir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morganton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sawmills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Gamewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cajah's Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cajah's Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Spruce Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Drexel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Alpine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alpine
- Glen Alpine is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Alpine <4>
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 Mortimer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mortimer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mortimer. 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 Mortimer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mortimer. See our Newspapers Page for Mortimer.
Adding Mortimer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mortimer 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 Mortimer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Mortimer post office opened in 1905.
We also found Mortimer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mortimer.
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 Mortimer, 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 Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mortimer - 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |