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Welcome to Old Fort ...The town of Old Fort is located in McDowell County<1>. The location of Old Fort has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Old Fort has a population of 925 people<3> (see below for details). We don't have a date for the establishment of Old Fort. Old Fort is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Old Fort lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Old Fort is located in the (828) area code. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Old Fort had an population of 925 people. This is an increase of 1.87% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.95% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Old Fort had a population of 908 people. This makes Old Fort the county's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 908 people, the population of Old Fort decreased 5.71% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 963 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Old Fort. Communities Also Named Old Fort ...Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 7 communities that are also named Old Fort - they are located in British Columbia, Idaho, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Old Fort. Communities near Old Fort ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Fort.
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 Old Fort. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Fort. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Old Fort. 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 Old Fort. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Fort. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Old Fort. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Fort ...Looking for more information about Old Fort? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Old Fort, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Old Fort. Adding Old Fort to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Old Fort in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. In addition, our notes show that the earliest dated mention that we've found for Old Fort was in the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Old Fort on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911). For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Old Fort on our Genealogy Page. Other Roadside Stops ...Find a Community within North Carolina Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Fort. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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