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Welcome to Wildacres ...

Wildacres is located in McDowell County<1>.

Wildacres is 3,170 feet [966 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wildacres is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Wildacres: 828

Communities near Wildacres ...

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

  • Black Mountain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Spruce Pine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Burnsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Alpine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Montreat
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Fort
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bakersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Crossnore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grassy Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wildacres ...

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

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 Wildacres - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.