Welcome to Valmead ...

Valmead is located in Caldwell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valmead, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Valmead is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Valmead: 828

Communities near Valmead ...

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

• Hickory
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
• Morganton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Morganton is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganton <3>
• Sawmills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
• Long View
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Long View is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
• Granite Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <3>
• Valdese
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Valdese is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdese
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdese <3>
• Gamewell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
• Hudson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hudson is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
  • Former name for Hudson:
  • Hudsonville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
• Cajah's Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
• Hildebran
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hildebran is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebran
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hildebran <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valmead ...

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

Adding Valmead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valmead 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 Valmead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Valmead post office opened in 1909. The Valmead post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valmead.