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Welcome to Postell ...

Postell is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Postell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Postell is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Postell: 828

Communities Also Named Postell ...

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

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

Websites for Postell ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokeecountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Postell, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Postell ...

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

  • Jacktown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jacktown is located in Monroe County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
  • Canal Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Canal Lake is located in Union County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
  • Pantertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cutcane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
  • Belltown Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
  • Murphy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Youngcane ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Youngcane is located in Union County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
  • Hemp
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
  • Blue Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • McCaysville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Postell ...

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

Adding Postell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Postell post office opened in 1888. The Postell post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Postell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Postell - 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/