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Welcome to Roaring Creek ...

Roaring Creek is located in Avery County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Roaring Creek: Roaring Crk. (or less commonly used: Roaring Ck. or Roaring Cr.)

Roaring Creek is 2,980 feet [908 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Roaring Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Roaring Creek: 828

Communities Also Named Roaring Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Roaring Creek - they are located in Pennsylvania (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Roaring Creek ...

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

  • Shell Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
  • Woodby Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Norris
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
  • Burnsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Roan Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Blowing Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Banner Elk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Newland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Elk Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roaring Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

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