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Welcome to Catfish ...

Catfish is located in Catawba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Catfish, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Catfish is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Catfish: 828

Communities Also Named Catfish ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Catfish - they are located in Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Catfish ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.catawbachamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Catfish, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Catfish ...

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

  • Hickory
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Statesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Newton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Conover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
    • Conover is located in Catawba County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conover <3>
  • Long View
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
    • Long View is located in Catawba County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Granite Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Maiden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maiden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
    • Maiden is located in Catawba County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maiden <3>
  • Troutman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Taylorsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hildebran
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hildebran have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebran
    • Hildebran is located in Burke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hildebran <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Catfish ...

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

Adding Catfish to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Catfish post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Catfish.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Catawba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Catfish - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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