Welcome to Hulls Crossroads ...
Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hulls Crossroads, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Hulls Crossroads: Hulls Xrds.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hulls Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Hulls Crossroads.
Hulls Crossroads is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hulls Crossroads lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hulls Crossroads: 704 & 980<3>
Communities near Hulls Crossroads ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hulls Crossroads.
- Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shelby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Conover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Cherryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Long View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
- Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <4>
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 Hulls Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hulls Crossroads.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hulls Crossroads. 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 Hulls Crossroads.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hulls Crossroads. See our Newspapers Page for Hulls Crossroads.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hulls Crossroads ...
Looking for more information about Hulls Crossroads? 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 Hulls Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hulls Crossroads.
Adding Hulls Crossroads to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hulls Crossroads 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 Hulls Crossroads was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hulls Crossroads.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hulls Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Hulls Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Hulls Crossroads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |