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Welcome to Stumptown ...

Stumptown is located in McDowell County<1>.

Stumptown is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Stumptown: 828

Communities Also Named Stumptown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Stumptown - they are located in Colorado, Indiana, Maryland (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Stumptown ...

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

  • Morganton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Black Mountain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Spruce Pine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Glen Alpine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Montreat
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Old Fort
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Glenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Glenwood is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Providence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Greenlee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenlee is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
  • Patten
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Patten is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stumptown ...

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

Footnotes ...

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