Welcome to Tipton Hill ...

Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tipton Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Tipton Hill is 2,410 feet [735 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Tipton Hill is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Tipton Hill: 828

Communities near Tipton Hill ...

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

• East Ridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
  • East Ridge is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
• Shell Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
  • Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
• Nolichucky ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolichucky have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
  • Nolichucky is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
• Erwin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <4>
• Unicoi
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
  • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Unicoi
  • From Tipton Hill to Unicoi
• Woodby Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodby Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
  • Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
• Spruce Pine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spruce Pine
  • From Tipton Hill to Spruce Pine
• Burnsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Yancey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burnsville
  • From Tipton Hill to Burnsville
• Banner Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
  • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
• Roan Mountain
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roan Mountain
  • Roan Mountain is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roan Mountain <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Roan Mountain
  • From Tipton Hill to Roan Mountain

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tipton Hill ...

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

Adding Tipton Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Tipton Hill post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tipton Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tipton Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mitchell County: www.mitchellcounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/