Welcome to Tellico ...
Tellico is located in Macon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tellico, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Tellico is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Tellico is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Tellico lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Tellico: 828
Communities near Tellico ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tellico.
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sylva
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Andrews
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Andrews is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <3>
- Bryson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robbinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
- Robbinsville is located in Graham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <3>
- Webster
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Forest Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
- Dillsboro is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <3>
- Lake Santeetlah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fairview
- From Tellico to Fairview
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 Tellico. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tellico.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tellico. 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 Tellico.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tellico. See our Newspapers Page for Tellico.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tellico ...
Looking for more information about Tellico? 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 Tellico, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tellico.
Adding Tellico to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tellico 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 Tellico was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Tellico post office opened in 1901.
We also found Tellico on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tellico.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tellico - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |