Ashe County, North Carolina Post Offices
While many people have roots in Ashe County, North Carolina, many with these roots have never visited the mountains their ancestors called home. Ashe County is a rural area, with three communities which actually resemble towns – Jefferson, West Jefferson, and Lansing. None of these communities actually have the requisite number of residents to meet the formal definition of a town – 2,500 residents.
Folks inquire regularly about various “towns” in Ashe County. With the exception of these three, none exist. Several rural communities, however, do exist, and are identified by the post office in the area. The following list notes the post offices which exist in the county, or that operated in days gone by.
| Name | Dates of Operations | Consolidated With |
|---|---|---|
| Algiers | 1902-1904 | Laurel Springs |
| Amy | 1909-1950 | Warrensville |
| Apple Grove | 1875-1971 | Lansing |
| Asheland | 1911-1954 | Creston |
| Ashley | 1888-1905 | Lansing |
| Aster | 1900-1905 | Crumpler |
| Ava | 1903-1907 | ? |
| Baldwin (Shady Springs) | 1885-1941 | West Jefferson |
| Ball | 1937-1953 | Lansing |
| Bare | 1908 | Charter Revoked. |
| Beaver Creek | 1856-1930 | West Jefferson |
| Beldon | 1901-1914 | Laurel Springs |
| Beng | 1903-1953 | West Jefferson |
| Bentoland | 1902-1913 | Asheland |
| Berlin | 1886-1918 | Name changed to Bina |
| Bernice | 1889-1902 | Grassy Creek |
| Bina | 1918-1953 | Lansing |
| Blevins | 1889-1906 | Crumpler |
| Bly | 1890-1903 | Apple Grove |
| Bowers’ Store | 1830-1844 | Name Changed to Gap Civil |
| Brandon | 1898-1950 | Lansing |
| Bristol (Manly) | 1881-1889 | Grassy Creek |
| Brownwood | 1919-1953 | Todd |
| Bud | 1894-1908 | Grassy Creek |
| Burnt Hill | 1899-1914 | Laurel Springs |
| Calloway | 1892-1895 | ? |
| Carsonville | 1834 | ? |
| Chase | 1890-1891 | Wagoner |
| Cherry Lane | 1858-1867 | Alleghany County |
| Chester | 1903-1905 | Clifton |
| Chestnut Hill | 1853-1882 | Nathan’s Creek |
| Clifton (Stagg’s Creek) | 1882-1953 | Warrensville |
| Coment | 1882-1953 | Lansing |
| Council’s Store | 1823-1850 | In Watauga Co. (now Boone) |
| Creston (North Fork) | 1882- | Active |
| Crow | 1894-1905 | Lansing |
| Crumpler | 1885- | Active |
| Dandy | 1905-1923 | Apple Grove |
| Danish | 1905-1909 | ? |
| Dresden | 1888-1916 | Warrensville |
| Dyson | 1894-1913 | Asheland |
| Edison | 1902-1922 | Comet |
| Eldreth | 1922-1932 | Grayson |
| Elk Creek | 1855-? | ? |
| Elk Cross Roads (Todd) | 1837-1890 | Name changed to Todd |
| Ellis | 1911-1917 | Laurel Springs |
| Eugene | 1893-1906 | Grassy Creek |
| Eye | 1889-1906 | Park, VA |
| Faw | 1894-1895 | Goss |
| Fig | 1888-1969 | Creston |
| Fleetwood | 1898- | Active |
| Flow | 1917-1925 | Nathan’s Creek |
| Furches | 1880-1955 | Laurel Springs |
| Gale | 1898-1921 | Nathan’s Creek |
| Gap Civil | 1846-1860 | Now in Alleghany Co. |
| Garren | 1931-1933 | Fleetwood |
| Garretson | 1902-1910 | ? |
| Glade Creek | 1854 | Now in Alleghany Co. |
| Glen | 1908-1919 | Grayson |
| Glendale Springs (Venus) | 1905- | Active |
| Goss | 1894-1895 | Obids |
| Grassy Creek | 1882- | Active |
| Graybeal | 1894-1906 | Hemlock |
| Grayson | 1882- | Active |
| Green Valley (Wheeler) | 1905-1908 | ? |
| Grigsby | 1894-1911 | Jefferson |
| Harmon | 1900-1936 | Vannoy |
| Hastings | 1888-1895 | Jefferson |
| Helton | 1849-1953 | Lansing |
| Hemlock | 1902-1949 | Grayson |
| Hermitage | 1890-1904 | Concert |
| Hopkins | 1899-1934 | Deep Gap |
| Horse Creek | 1858-1876 | Discontinued |
| Husk | 1882-1990 | Lansing |
| Idlewild | 1880-1958 | Discontinued |
| Idol’s Mill | 1879-1916 | Discontinued |
| Index | 1905-1926 | Wagoner |
| Jeffersonton | 1831-1834 | Name changed to Jefferson |
| Jefferson | 1934- | Active |
| Jones | 1898-1902 | Laurel Springs |
| Lansing | 1882- | Active |
| Laurel Springs | 1839- | Active |
| Line Hill | 1878-1879 | Discontinued |
| Linney | 1889-1915 | Jefferson |
| Mahone | 1891-? | ? |
| Manley | 1849-1881 | Name changed to Bristol |
| Mast’s | 1832 | Now in Watauga Co. |
| McGuire | 1903-1918 | West Riverside |
| Milam | 1935-1953 | Todd |
| Moretz Mill | 1841-1849 | In Watauga County |
| Mouth of Buffalo | 1874-1888 | Name Changed to Dresden |
| Mulkey | 1908-1914 | Scottville |
| Naomi | 1886-1887 | Discontinued |
| Nathan’s Creek | 1850-1953 | Crumpler |
| Nettle Knob | 1858-1936 | West Jefferson |
| North Fork | 1830-1882 | Name changed to Creston |
| Obids | 1883-1953 | West Jefferson |
| Old Field | 1829-? | ? |
| Orion | 1899-1908 | Jefferson |
| Ore Knob | 1874-1937 | Name changed to Transou |
| Othello | 1901-1953 | West Jefferson |
| Oval | 1898-1953 | West Jefferson |
| Parker | 1897-1954 | Creston |
| Parsons | 1901-1906 | Grassy Creek |
| Peakland | 1853-1857 | Discontinued |
| Pinkton | 1884-1909 | Discontinued |
| Potato Creek | 1853-1854 | Discontinued (now in Alleghany) |
| Ratler | 1903-1914 | Laurel Springs |
| Raven | 1902-1916 | Todd |
| Rawl | 1909-1923 | Idlewild |
| Reno | 1914-1934 | Glendale Springs |
| Rhine | 1901-1923 | Wagoner |
| Ripple | 1903-1910 | ? |
| Riverside | 1879-1938 | Todd |
| Roark | 1898-1913 | Asheland |
| Roberts | 1892-1905 | Grassy Creek |
| Roten | 1887-1905 | Clifton |
| Roundabout | 1901-1905 | Solitude |
| Samar | 1890-1912 | Laurel Springs |
| Scottville | 1855- | Active |
| Shady Springs | 1871-1885 | Name changed to Baldwin |
| Silas Creek | 1876-1953 | Lansing |
| Sly | 1906-1953 | Fig |
| Smethport | 1916-1958 | West Jefferson |
| Solitude | 1872-1911 | Asheland |
| South Fork | 1850-1889 | Obids |
| Staggs Creek | 1871-1882 | Name changed to Clifton |
| Sussex | 1891-1902 | Grassy Creek |
| Sturgills | 1887-1953 | Lansing |
| Sugar Grove | 1837-1849 | In Watauga County |
| Sutherland | 1875-1910 | Trade, TN |
| Tam | 1903-1905 | Lansing |
| Thaxton | 1889-1934 | Grayson |
| Theta | 1908-1926 | West Jefferson |
| Todd (Elk Cross Roads) | 1894- | Active |
| Toliver | 1902-1953 | Todd |
| Transou (Ore Knob) | 1888-1953 | Laurel Springs |
| Treetop | 1890-1951 | Smethport |
| Trout | 1892-1933 | Creston |
| Tuckerdale | 1915-1966 | Lansing |
| Valle Crucis (Watauga) | 1845-1853 | Now in Watauga Co. |
| Vannoy | ? | ? |
| Venus | 1899-1905 | Name changed to Glendale Springs |
| Vernon | 1892-1907 | Helton |
| Wagoner | 1896-1953 | Jefferson |
| Walnut Hill | 1858-1892 | Silas Creek |
| Warrensville | 1902- | Active |
| Watauga | 1944-1846 | Name Changed to Valle Crucis |
| Weasel | 1880-1912 | Park, VA |
| Weaver’s Ford | 1858-1940 | Mouth of Wilson, VA |
| West Jefferson | 1915- | Active |
| West Riverside | 1916-1919 | Name changed to Brownwood |
| Wheeler | 1885-1905 | Name changed to Green Valley |
| Wilcox | 1884-1885 | Mouth of Buffalo |
| Woodford | 1899-1925 | ? |