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Welcome to Relief ...

Relief is located in Mitchell County<1>.

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

Relief is 2,100 feet [640 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Relief: 828

Communities Also Named Relief ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Relief - they are located in California, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio (2), Virginia and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Relief ...

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

  • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 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
  • Nolichucky ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Nolichucky is located in Washington County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
  • Erwin
    (9 miles [14.5 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>
  • Onks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Onks is located in Washington County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 people
  • Unicoi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Banner Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Relief ...

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

Adding Relief to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Relief post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Relief.

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 Relief - 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/