Welcome to Tuskeegee ...

Tuskeegee is located in Graham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tuskeegee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Tuskeegee is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tuskeegee: 828

Communities Also Named Tuskeegee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tuskeegee - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Tuskeegee ...

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

• Andrews
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Andrews is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <3>
• Bryson City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bryson City is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson City <3>
• Robbinsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Robbinsville is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <3>
• Townsend
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Townsend is located in Blount County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <3>
• Lake Santeetlah
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
  • Santeetla
  • Santeetlah
  • Santultah
  • Thunderbird Mountain
  • Thunderbird
• Fontana Dam
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Fontana Dam has also been known as:
  • Fontana Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <3>
• Cheoah
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cheoah is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
• Yellow Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
• Bushnell ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bushnell is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
• Judson ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Judson is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tuskeegee ...

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

Adding Tuskeegee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tuskeegee.