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Welcome to Rugby ...

Rugby is located in Henderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rugby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Rugby is 2,090 feet [637 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rugby: 828

Communities Also Named Rugby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Rugby - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana (2), New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Rugby ...

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

  • Asheville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hendersonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fletcher
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Brevard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <3>
  • Mills River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodfin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Flat Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tryon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Biltmore Forest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 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 Rugby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rugby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rugby ...

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

Adding Rugby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rugby post office opened in 1892. The Rugby post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rugby.

Footnotes ...

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