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Welcome to Sawmills ...

The town of Sawmills is located in Caldwell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sawmills, 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.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sawmills has a population of 5,164 people<2> (see below for details).

Sawmills is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Sawmills: 828

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sawmills had an population of 5,164 people. This is a decrease of 1.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sawmills had a population of 5,240 people (or 6.31% of the total population of Caldwell County). This makes Sawmills the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Sawmills represents 0.05% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 129th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,240 people, the population of Sawmills increased 6.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,921 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sawmills.

Communities near Sawmills ...

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

  • Hickory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
  • Lenoir
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
    • Former name for Lenoir:
    • Tucker's Barn
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <4>
  • Morganton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Newton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Conover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Long View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Long View is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Valdese
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gamewell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
  • Taylorsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hildebran
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sawmills ...

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

Adding Sawmills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sawmills 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 (so far) for Sawmills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sawmills.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sawmills.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sawmills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.