Welcome to Talc Mountain ...

Talc Mountain is located in Swain County<1>.

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

Talc Mountain is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Talc Mountain: 828

Communities near Talc Mountain ...

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

• Franklin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
• Andrews
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Andrews is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <3>
• Bryson City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bryson City is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson City <3>
• Robbinsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Robbinsville is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <3>
• Lake Santeetlah
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
  • Santeetla
  • Santeetlah
  • Santultah
  • Thunderbird Mountain
  • Thunderbird
• Fontana Dam
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Fontana Dam has also been known as:
  • Fontana Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <3>
• Stecoah
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stecoah is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
• Almond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Almond is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <3>
• Bear Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Creek is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
• Cheoah
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cheoah is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Talc Mountain ...

Looking for more information about Talc 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Talc Mountain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Talc Mountain.