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Do you know of Resthaven ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Resthaven. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Resthaven.<1>

Our sources for Resthaven (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Resthaven other than they indicate that Resthaven would be found somewhere in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1892 and closed  in 1904.

Communities Also Named Resthaven ...

We found one communities that share the name Resthaven.

Within North Carolina, the name Resthaven is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Resthaven in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Resthaven [Will County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Resthaven ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Resthaven:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Buncombe County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Buncombe County.

Alice 
AloraLakeview Park
AltoLaurel Hill
Asheville StationLimestone
  
BellMalatt
BelleviewMartel Village
Blue RidgeMascot
BrevardsvilleMorgan Hill
Brooks 
 New Bridge
Carrier's Springs 
CatoosaOdessa
CleelumOlivette
CletusOwenby
Cooper's 
Court HousePinnacle
 Proviso
Denmark 
DunsmoreRamoth
 Riverside
Facerock 
FoxvilleSandy Marsh
French BroadSayles
FultonShope
 South Biltmore
Gem 
Glady ForkTaft
Glen InglisTerrell
GlenrockTurkey Creek
GrantvilleTweed
Gudger's Mills 
 Vanceville
Hickory Nut GapVolga
Homerville 
Hominy CreekWalnut Creek
 Western Hills
Inanda 

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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