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Welcome to Obids ...

Obids is located in Ashe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Obids, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Obids is 2,890 feet [881 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Obids is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Obids: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Obids ...

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

  • Boone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Boone is located in Watauga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <5>
  • North Wilkesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilkesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
    • Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <5>
  • Sparta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <5>
  • Jefferson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • West Jefferson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
    • West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <5>
  • Lansing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Yates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Orion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
    • Orion is located in Ashe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Orion
    • From Obids to Orion
  • Wagoner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wagoner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
    • Wagoner is located in Ashe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wagoner
    • From Obids to Wagoner

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Obids ...

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

Adding Obids to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Obids 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 Obids was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Obids post office opened in 1883.

We also found Obids in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Obids.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Obids. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ashe County: www.ashecountygov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Ashe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Obids - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Obids area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Obids area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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