Welcome to Iron Station ...

Iron Station is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iron Station, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

A typical abbreviation for Iron Station: Iron Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Iron Station is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Iron Station: (704) and (980)<4>

Communities near Iron Station ...

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

• Gastonia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
  • Gastonia is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gastonia <5>
• Huntersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Cornelius
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Mount Holly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <5>
• Newton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Catawba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
• Davidson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
  • Davidson is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson <5>
• Belmont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <5>
• Lincolnton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Conover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <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 Iron Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Iron Station.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iron Station ...

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

Adding Iron Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Iron Station 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 Iron Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Iron Station post office opened in 1867.

We also found Iron Station in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iron Station.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nc.us/

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