Welcome to Mount Tabor ...

Mount Tabor is located in Forsyth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Tabor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Tabor: Mt. Tabor

Mount Tabor is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mount Tabor: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Mount Tabor ...

While we believe that this Mount Tabor is located in Forsyth County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Mount Tabor. Those communities are located in the following counties: Columbus and Washington County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 25 communities that are also named Mount Tabor - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Florida, Indiana, Kentucky (2), New Jersey, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Mount Tabor ...

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

• Winston - Salem
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Winston - Salem is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston - Salem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston - Salem <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Winston - Salem
  • From Mount Tabor to Winston - Salem
• Kernersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Kernersville is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernersville <4>
• Clemmons
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clemmons is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemmons <4>
• Lewisville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <4>
• Oak Ridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <4>
• King
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • King is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
• Walkertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Walkertown is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkertown <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Walkertown
  • From Mount Tabor to Walkertown
• Midway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Midway is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Midway
  • From Mount Tabor to Midway
• Rural Hall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rural Hall is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Hall <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rural Hall
  • From Mount Tabor to Rural Hall
• Wallburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wallburg is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallburg <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 Mount Tabor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Tabor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Tabor ...

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

Adding Mount Tabor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mount Tabor post office opened in 1857. The Mount Tabor post office closed in 1866.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Tabor.