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Welcome to Peppers ...

Peppers is located in Mitchell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peppers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Peppers is 2,380 feet [725 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Peppers is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Peppers: 828

Communities Also Named Peppers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Peppers - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Peppers ...

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

  • East Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • East Ridge is located in Washington County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
    • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
  • Shell Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
  • Erwin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <3>
  • Unicoi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <3>
  • Woodby Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
  • Spruce Pine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Banner Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
  • Roan Mountain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ernestville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peppers ...

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

Adding Peppers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Peppers post office opened in 1906. The Peppers post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peppers.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Mitchell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peppers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/