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Welcome to Propst Crossroads ...

Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Propst Crossroads: Propst Xrds.

Propst Crossroads is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Propst Crossroads: 704 & 980<3>

Websites for Propst Crossroads ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.catawbachamber.org/

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

Communities near Propst Crossroads ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Propst Crossroads.

  • Hickory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hickory is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
  • Morganton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lincolnton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Conover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherryville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sawmills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
  • Long View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Long View is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Granite Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Valdese
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Propst Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

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