Welcome to Patten ...

Patten is located in McDowell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Patten, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Patten is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Patten: 828

Communities Also Named Patten ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Patten - they are located in Georgia, Maine and Massachusetts.

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

Communities near Patten ...

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

• Morganton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Morganton is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Morganton
  • From Patten to Morganton
• Marion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Marion is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
• Valdese
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Valdese is located in Burke County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdese <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Valdese
  • From Patten to Valdese
• Drexel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Drexel is located in Burke County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Drexel
  • From Patten to Drexel
• Glen Alpine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Alpine is located in Burke County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Alpine <3>
• Old Fort
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Old Fort is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Old Fort
  • From Patten to Old Fort
• Ruth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Ruth is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
• Bostic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bostic is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bostic <3>
• Casar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Casar is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casar
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casar <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Casar
  • From Patten to Casar
• Rollins ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rollins is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patten ...

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

Adding Patten to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Patten post office opened in 1893. The Patten post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Patten.