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Welcome to Saconon ...

Saconon is located in Henderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saconon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Saconon is 1,990 feet [607 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Saconon: 828

Communities near Saconon ...

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

  • Hendersonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fletcher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Mountain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mills River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Flat Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Landrum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <3>
  • Laurel Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tryon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Biltmore Forest
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Lake Lure
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saconon ...

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

Adding Saconon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saconon post office opened in 1913. The Saconon post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saconon.

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 Saconon - 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/