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Welcome to North Cove ...

North Cove is located in McDowell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Cove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1827.

A typical abbreviation for North Cove: N. Cove

North Cove is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Cove: 828

Communities Also Named North Cove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named North Cove - they are located in Newfoundland and Labrador and Washington.

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

Communities near North Cove ...

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

  • Morganton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Marion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Spruce Pine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Glen Alpine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Fort
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Newland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bakersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossnore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Grandfather
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Grandfather is located in Avery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Cove ...

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

Adding North Cove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Cove post office opened in 1827. The North Cove post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Cove.

Footnotes ...

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