Welcome to Double Shoals ...

Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Double Shoals, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Double Shoals: Double Shls.

Double Shoals is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Double Shoals: (704) and (980)<4>

Websites for Double Shoals ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clevelandchamber.org/

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

Communities near Double Shoals ...

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

• Shelby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Lincolnton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <5>
• Kings Mountain
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
  • Kings Mountain is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Mountain <5>
• Forest City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <5>
• Cherryville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Cherryville is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <5>
• Bessemer City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer City
  • Bessemer City is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer City <5>
• Boiling Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <5>
• Blacksburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Cherokee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <5>
• Belwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
  • Belwood is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
• Ellenboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
  • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <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 Double Shoals. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Double Shoals.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Double Shoals ...

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

Adding Double Shoals to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Double Shoals 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 Double Shoals was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Double Shoals.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cleveland County: www.clevelandcounty.com/

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