Welcome to Shoals ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shoals, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Shoals is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shoals: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Shoals ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Shoals - they are located in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shoals.

Communities near Shoals ...

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

Winston - Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston - Salem
- Winston - Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248,112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston - Salem <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Winston - Salem
- From Shoals to Winston - Salem
Clemmons
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemmons have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons
- Clemmons is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,089 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemmons <4>
Lewisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <4>
Mount Airy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Mount Airy is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Airy
- From Shoals to Mount Airy
King
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- King is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
Elkin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Elkin is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkin <4>
Rural Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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- Rural Hall is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Hall <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rural Hall
- From Shoals to Rural Hall
Yadkinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yadkinville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkinville
- Yadkinville is located in Yadkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yadkinville <4>
Tobaccoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tobaccoville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
- Tobaccoville is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,748 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tobaccoville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tobaccoville
- From Shoals to Tobaccoville
Bermuda Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bermuda Run have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Run
- Bermuda Run is located in Davie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bermuda Run <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 Shoals. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shoals.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shoals ...

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

Adding Shoals to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shoals 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 Shoals was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Shoals post office opened in 1891.

We also found Shoals in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shoals.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Surry County: www.co.surry.nc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shoals - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Shoals area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Shoals 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.
<6>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/