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Welcome to Ore Knob ...

Ore Knob is located in Ashe County<1>.

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.<2> 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

Area Codes for Ore Knob: 336 & 743<3>

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)
  • Wilkesboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sparta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • 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)
  • West Jefferson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Independence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lansing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Glendale Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Orion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Orion is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
  • Scottville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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 (so far) 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. The Ore Knob post office closed in 1937.

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

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 Ore Knob - 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 Ore Knob area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Ore Knob area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/