Welcome to Croft ...

Croft is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Croft, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

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

Croft is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Croft: (704) & (980)<4>

Communities Also Named Croft ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Croft - they are located in California, Illinois, Kansas, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania (2) and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Croft ...

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

• Charlotte
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <5>
• Concord
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <5>
• Huntersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Kannapolis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kannapolis
  • Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kannapolis <5>
• Mooresville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <5>
• Matthews
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <5>
• Cornelius
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <5>
• Mint Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
  • Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <5>
• Harrisburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
• Stallings
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
  • Stallings is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stallings <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Croft ...

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

Adding Croft to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Croft 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 Croft was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Croft.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mecklenburg County: www.charmeck.org

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