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Welcome to Jenkins Heights ...

Jenkins Heights is located in Gaston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Jenkins Heights: Jenkins Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Jenkins Heights for more information about variations on the name of Jenkins Heights.

Jenkins Heights is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Jenkins Heights: 704 & 980<3>

Websites for Jenkins Heights ...

Junior League:   www.jlgaston.org/

Communities near Jenkins Heights ...

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

  • Shelby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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    • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
  • Mount Holly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Belmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tega Cay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincolnton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kings Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • York
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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    • York is located in York County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,637 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
  • Clover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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    • Clover is located in York County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <4>
  • Cherryville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bessemer City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jenkins Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Gaston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jenkins Heights - 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 Jenkins Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Jenkins Heights 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.