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Welcome to Stocksville ...

Stocksville is located in Buncombe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stocksville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

Stocksville is 2,200 feet [671 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Stocksville is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Stocksville: 828

Communities near Stocksville ...

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

  • Asheville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Black Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodfin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
    • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <3>
  • Weaverville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mars Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Burnsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Biltmore Forest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biltmore Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
    • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Montreat
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
    • Montreat is located in Buncombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <3>
  • Marshall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hot Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stocksville ...

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

Adding Stocksville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stocksville 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 Stocksville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stocksville post office opened in 1836.

We also found Stocksville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stocksville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Buncombe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stocksville - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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