Welcome to Transou ...

Transou is located in Ashe County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Transou, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Transou, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Transou is 2,940 feet [896 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Transou is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Transou: (336)

Communities near Transou ...

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

• North Wilkesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
  • North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <4>
• Wilkesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
  • Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <4>
• Sparta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Jefferson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• West Jefferson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Independence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Grayson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Lansing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Wagoner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagoner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
  • Wagoner is located in Ashe County
• McGrady
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrady have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
  • McGrady is located in Wilkes County
• Scottville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
  • Scottville is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <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 Transou. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Transou.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Transou ...

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

Adding Transou to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Transou 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 Transou was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Transou.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ashe County: www.ashecountygov.com/

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