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Welcome to Worry ...

Worry is located in Burke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Worry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Worry is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Worry: 828

Communities near Worry ...

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

  • Lenoir
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
    • Former name for Lenoir:
    • Tucker's Barn
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <3>
  • Morganton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Sawmills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
  • Granite Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Valdese
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gamewell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
  • Hudson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Spruce Pine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Worry ...

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

Adding Worry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Worry 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 Worry was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Worry.

Footnotes ...

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