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Welcome to Scaly Mountain ...

Scaly Mountain is located in Macon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scaly Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1961.

A typical abbreviation for Scaly Mountain: Scaly Mtn. (or less commonly used: Scaly Mntn.)

Scaly Mountain is 3,480 feet [1,061 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Scaly Mountain is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Scaly Mountain: 828

Communities near Scaly Mountain ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scaly Mountain ...

Looking for more information about Scaly Mountain? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Scaly Mountain, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Scaly Mountain.

Adding Scaly Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scaly Mountain 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 for Scaly Mountain was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Scaly Mountain in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Scaly Mountain post office opened in 1961.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scaly Mountain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scaly Mountain - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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