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Welcome to Thermal City ...

Thermal City is located in Rutherford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thermal City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Thermal City is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Thermal City: 828

Communities near Thermal City ...

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

  • Marion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Forest City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Spindale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rutherfordton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Glen Alpine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Lure
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Fort
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellenboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Alexander Mills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
  • Polkville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Polkville is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thermal City ...

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

Adding Thermal City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thermal City 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 (so far) for Thermal City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Thermal City post office opened in 1891. The Thermal City post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thermal City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thermal City - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/