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Welcome to Teresita ...

Teresita is located in Macon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Teresita, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Teresita is 2,440 feet [744 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Teresita is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Teresita: 828

Communities Also Named Teresita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Teresita - they are located in Kentucky, Missouri and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Teresita ...

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

  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clayton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
  • Mountain City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
    • Mountain City is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <3>
  • Highlands
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Tiger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
    • Tiger is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiger <3>
  • Forest Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Forest Hills has also been known as:
    • Forest Hills village
    • Village of Forest Hills
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <3>
  • Dillard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sky Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
    • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <3>
  • Otto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Macon County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Teresita ...

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

Adding Teresita to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Teresita post office opened in 1903.

We also found Teresita on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Teresita.

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 Teresita - 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/