Welcome to Watauga Valley ...

Watauga Valley is located in Carter County<1>.

The location of Watauga Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watauga Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Watauga Valley: Watauga Vly. (or less commonly used: Watauga Vally. or Watauga Vlly.)

Watauga Valley is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Watauga Valley is located in the (423) area code.

Communities near Watauga Valley ...

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

• Johnson City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
  • Former names for Johnson City:
  • Blue Plum Station
  • Haynesville
  • Johnsons Depot
  • Johnsons Tank
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <4>
• Collingwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
  • Collingwood is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <4>
• Bristol
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
• East Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
  • East Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
• Shell Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
  • Shell Creek is located in Carter County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
• Elizabethton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethton
  • Elizabethton is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethton <4>
• Cross
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Mill Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Winchester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Johnson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
• Jonesborough
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesborough
  • Jonesborough is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesborough <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watauga Valley ...

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

Adding Watauga Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Watauga Valley in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Watauga Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Watauga Valley post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watauga Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watauga Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/