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Welcome to Woolsey ...

Woolsey is located in Buncombe County<1>.

Woolsey is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Woolsey is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Woolsey: 828

Communities Also Named Woolsey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Woolsey - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Nevada (2), New York and Virginia.

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

Communities near Woolsey ...

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

  • Fletcher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Black Mountain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mills River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Canton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Weaverville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mars Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Biltmore Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Montreat
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Marshall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Riceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Riceville is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woolsey ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Buncombe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woolsey - 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.