Joe, North Carolina

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Joe, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
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Joe
Coordinates: 35°47′48″N82°54′32″W / 35.79667°N 82.90889°W / 35.79667; -82.90889
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Madison
Elevation
2,644 ft (806 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
28743 (Hot Springs)
Area code 828
GNIS feature ID1024894 [1]

Joe is an unincorporated community south-southwest of Hot Springs, in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The community is a part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. [2]

A post office called Joe was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1953. [3] Joe was the name of a female first settler. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Joe Post Office
  2. ↑ Madison County, North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 71.
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