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Welcome to Terrace Gardens ...

Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Terrace Gardens: Terrace Gdns. (or less commonly used: Terrace Gardns., Terrace Grdens. or Terrace Grdns.)

Terrace Gardens is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Terrace Gardens is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Terrace Gardens: 828

Communities Also Named Terrace Gardens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Terrace Gardens - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Terrace Gardens ...

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

  • Asheville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Fletcher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brevard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <3>
  • Mills River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tryon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Biltmore Forest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Lake Lure
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Saluda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Terrace Gardens ...

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

Footnotes ...

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