Our Story

           The area which Tryon now occupies was originally part of the Cherokee hunting grounds of Western North Carolina.  Semi-permanent villages appeared in the area by more than several millennia ago.

The Town of Tryon is named for William Tryon, Governor of North Carolina from 1765 to 1771 in recognition of his negotiation with the Cherokee for a treaty during the conflict of the French and Indian War.

In 1839 a Tryon area post office was established and the Town of Tryon was incorporated in 1885.  The current census of Tryon Township indicates 3,835 people including 1,735 people within the corporate limits of the Town of Tryon.  A second township post office is also located in the Lynn area.