Welcome to Vein Mountain ...
Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vein Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
A typical abbreviation for Vein Mountain: Vein Mtn. (or less commonly used: Vein Mntn.)
Vein Mountain is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Vein Mountain lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Vein Mountain: 828
Communities near Vein Mountain ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vein Mountain.
- Morganton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Morganton is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganton <4>
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
- Forest City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Forest City
- From Vein Mountain to Forest City
- Spindale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
- Spindale is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <4>
- Rutherfordton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherfordton
- Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherfordton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rutherfordton
- From Vein Mountain to Rutherfordton
- Glen Alpine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alpine
- Glen Alpine is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Alpine <4>
- Lake Lure
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
- Old Fort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Old Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
- Old Fort is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Old Fort
- From Vein Mountain to Old Fort
- Ellenboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
- Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <4>
- Alexander Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
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 Vein Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vein Mountain.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vein Mountain. 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 Vein Mountain.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vein Mountain. See our Newspapers Page for Vein Mountain.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vein Mountain ...
Looking for more information about Vein Mountain? 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 Vein Mountain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vein Mountain.
Adding Vein Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vein Mountain 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 Vein Mountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Vein Mountain post office opened in 1886.
We also found Vein Mountain in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vein Mountain.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vein Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including McDowell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vein Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |