Welcome to North Holston ...

North Holston is located in Smyth County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for North Holston: (276)

Communities near North Holston ...

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

• Abingdon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abingdon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
  • Abingdon is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
  • Richlands is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <4>
• Tazewell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <4>
• Saltville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltville
  • Saltville is located in Smyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltville <4>
• Chilhowie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilhowie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowie
  • Chilhowie is located in Smyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilhowie <4>
• Glade Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Spring
  • Glade Spring is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Spring <4>
• Honaker
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker
  • Honaker is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaker <4>
• Cedar Bluff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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.<2> 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>

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.<5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Smyth County: www.smythcounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/