Welcome to Tuxedo ...

Tuxedo is located in Henderson County<1>.

The location of Tuxedo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tuxedo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Tuxedo is 2,050 feet [625 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Tuxedo lies within the (828) area code.

Communities Also Named Tuxedo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Tuxedo - they are located in Georgia, Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri, New York and Texas.

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

Communities near Tuxedo ...

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

• Hendersonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <4>
• Fletcher
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <4>
• Travelers Rest
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
  • Travelers Rest is located in Greenville County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Travelers Rest <4>
• Brevard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <4>
• Mills River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <4>
• Flat Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
• Landrum
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <4>
• Laurel Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <4>
• Tryon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <4>
• Lake Lure
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
  • Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <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 Tuxedo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tuxedo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tuxedo ...

Looking for more information about Tuxedo? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Tuxedo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tuxedo.

Adding Tuxedo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tuxedo post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tuxedo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Henderson County: www.hendersoncountync.org/

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