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Welcome to Begonia ...

So far, we found very little information about Begonia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Begonia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Begonia, please Contact Us.

Begonia would have been located within present day Gaston County<2>.


The location of Begonia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Begonia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Begonia is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Begonia was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Begonia once stood is in the (704) and (980)<5> area codes.

Websites for Begonia ...

Junior League:   www.jlgaston.org/

Communities near Begonia ...

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

  • Charlotte
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Gastonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Fort Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Holly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <6>
  • Belmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tega Cay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pineville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • York
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in York County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,637 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>

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 Begonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Begonia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Begonia. 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 Begonia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Begonia. See our Newspapers Page for Begonia.

Adding Begonia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Begonia in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Begonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Begonia post office opened in 1880.

We also found Begonia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Begonia.

The official website for Gaston County: www.co.gaston.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Begonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Gaston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Begonia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (980) is an overlay for area code (704).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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