Welcome to Retreat ...Retreat is located in Haywood County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Retreat, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Retreat is 2,710 feet [826 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Retreat is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Retreat lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Retreat: 828 Communities Also Named Retreat ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Retreat - they are located in California, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (3), Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Retreat. Communities near Retreat ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Retreat.
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 Retreat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Retreat. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Retreat. 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 Retreat. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Retreat. See our Newspapers Page for Retreat. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Retreat ...Looking for more information about Retreat? 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 Retreat, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Retreat. Adding Retreat to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Retreat 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 Retreat was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Retreat. Footnotes ...
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