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Around Sweetwater ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Sweetwater, with the nearest first.

  • Sugar Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mabel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mabel is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Rominger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rominger is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
  • Vilas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Gilead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Zionville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Trade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <1>
  • Beech Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Valle Crucis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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    • Matney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Matney is located in Watauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
    • Whaley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Whaley is located in Avery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Banner Elk
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Boone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Foscoe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sands is located in Watauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands

For more communities neighboring Sweetwater, please visit our County-by-County Page for Sweetwater.

Watauga County ...

Sweetwater is located in Watauga County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Watauga County: Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Wilkes & Johnson (TN).

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweetwater ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sweetwater.

Airports Near Sweetwater ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Sweetwater and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Sweetwater.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Sweetwater), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.