Welcome to Call ...

Call is located in Wilkes County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Call, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Call is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Call is within the boundaries of the (336) area code.

Communities Also Named Call ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Call - they are located in Missouri, Texas and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Call.

Communities near Call ...

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

• North Wilkesboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
  • North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <4>
• Elkin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
  • Elkin is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkin <4>
• Wilkesboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
  • Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <4>
• Jonesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Yadkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Taylorsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Alexander County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
• Arlington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Yadkin County
• Ronda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
  • Ronda is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronda <4>
• Love Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Valley
  • Love Valley is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Love Valley <4>
• Fairplains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
  • Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
• Roaring River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
  • Roaring River is located in Wilkes County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Call ...

Looking for more information about Call? 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 Call, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Call.

Adding Call to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Call 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 Call was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Call post office opened in 1900.

We also found Call on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Call.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/

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