Welcome to Gaston ...The town of Gaston is located in Northampton County<1>. The pronunciation of Gaston: GASS-ton<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Gaston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Gaston has a population of 1,027 people<3> (see below for details). Gaston is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Gaston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Gaston: 252 Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gaston had an population of 1,027 people. This is a decrease of 10.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.55% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Gaston had a population of 1,152 people (or 5.23% of the total population of Northampton County). This makes Gaston the county's most populous community. The population of Gaston represents 0.01% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 320th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,152 people, the population of Gaston increased 18.4% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 973 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Gaston. Communities Also Named Gaston ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Gaston: This one is located in Northampton County and the other is located in Halifax County. Beyond North Carolina, there are 12 communities that are also named Gaston - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina and West Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gaston. Communities near Gaston ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gaston.
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 Gaston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gaston. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gaston. 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 Gaston. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gaston. See our Newspapers Page for Gaston. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gaston ...Looking for more information about Gaston? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Gaston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gaston. Adding Gaston to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Gaston 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 Gaston was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). We also found Gaston in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). For more details, see References and Mentions for Gaston. Footnotes ...
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