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Welcome to Statesville ...

Statesville is located in Wilson County<1>.

Statesville was established in 1812.

Statesville is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Statesville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Statesville: 615 & 629<3>

Communities Also Named Statesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Statesville - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Statesville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Statesville ...

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

Adding Statesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Statesville 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 Statesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Statesville post office opened in 1819. The Statesville post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Statesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Statesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Statesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Statesville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/