Welcome to Ore Knob ...

Ore Knob is located in Ashe County<1>.

The location of Ore Knob has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ore Knob, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Ore Knob is 3,130 feet [954 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ore Knob is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Ore Knob is located in the (336) area code.

Communities near Ore Knob ...

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

• North Wilkesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
  • North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <4>
• Wilkesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Sparta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Jefferson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• West Jefferson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Independence
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Grayson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Lansing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Glendale Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Springs
  • Glendale Springs is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale Springs <4>
• Orion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
  • Orion is located in Ashe County
• Scottville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
  • Scottville is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <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 Ore Knob. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ore Knob.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ore Knob ...

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

Adding Ore Knob to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ore Knob post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ore Knob.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ore Knob. 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/