Welcome to Toliver ...
Toliver is located in Ashe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Toliver, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Toliver is 3,210 feet [978 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Toliver is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Toliver lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Toliver: 336 & 743<3>
Communities Also Named Toliver ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Toliver - they are located in Kentucky and Maryland.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Toliver.
Communities near Toliver ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Toliver.
- Boone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blowing Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <4>
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dowell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Beech Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Mountain
- Beech Mountain is located in Avery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Mountain <4>
- Seven Devils
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Devils have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Devils
- Seven Devils is located in Avery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Devils <4>
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 Toliver. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Toliver.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Toliver. 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 Toliver.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Toliver. See our Newspapers Page for Toliver.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toliver ...
Looking for more information about Toliver? 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 Toliver, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Toliver.
Adding Toliver to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Toliver 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 Toliver was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Toliver post office opened in 1902.
We also found Toliver on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Toliver.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Ashe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toliver - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Toliver area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Toliver area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |