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Welcome to Soda Hill ...

Soda Hill is located in Watauga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Soda Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Soda Hill is 3,240 feet [988 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Soda Hill is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Soda Hill: 828

Communities near Soda Hill ...

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

  • Boone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Boone is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <3>
  • Mountain City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Norris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
  • Jefferson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Trade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trade <3>
  • Blowing Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • West Jefferson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Banner Elk
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dowell ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
    • Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
  • Beech Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Soda Hill ...

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

Adding Soda Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Soda Hill post office opened in 1875. The Soda Hill post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Soda Hill.

Footnotes ...

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