Welcome to North Holston ...
North Holston is located in Smyth County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Holston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
A typical abbreviation for North Holston: N. Holston
North Holston is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: North Holston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for North Holston: 276
Communities near North Holston ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Holston.
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Smyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
- Richlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tazewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saltville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chilhowie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glade Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Honaker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <4>
- Damascus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <4>
- Clinchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
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 North Holston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Holston.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Holston. 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 North Holston.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Holston. See our Newspapers Page for North Holston.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Holston ...
Looking for more information about North Holston? 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 North Holston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Holston.
Adding North Holston to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Holston 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 for North Holston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the North Holston post office opened in 1907.
We also found North Holston on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Holston.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Smyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Holston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |