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Welcome to Catawba ...

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

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

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

The pronunciation of Catawba: ka-TAW-ba<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Catawba, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Catawba is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The Area Codes where Catawba was located: 704 & 980<5>

Communities Also Named Catawba ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Catawba: This one is located in Gaston County and the other is located in Catawba County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 15 communities that are also named Catawba - they are located in Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Catawba ...

Junior League:   www.jlgaston.org/

Communities near Catawba ...

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

  • Charlotte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Gastonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Huntersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
    • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <6>
  • Fort Mill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Holly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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>
  • Tega Cay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Kings Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pineville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • York
    (18 miles [29 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 Catawba. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Catawba.

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

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

Adding Catawba to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Catawba 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 Catawba was on a map titled Road Map for North Carolina (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Catawba in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Catawba.

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 Catawba, 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 pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Catawba. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Catawba - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Catawba area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Catawba area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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