Welcome to Shopton ...

Shopton is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shopton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Shopton is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shopton: 704 & 980<3>

Communities Also Named Shopton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Shopton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Shopton ...

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

Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <4>
Gastonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gastonia is located in Gaston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 77,640 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gastonia <4>
Rock Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in York County (SC)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,318 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hill <4>
Huntersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <4>
Indian Trail
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Trail is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <4>
Matthews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <4>
Mint Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <4>
Fort Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Mill is located in York County (SC)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,929 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mill <4>
Stallings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stallings is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stallings <4>
Mount Holly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <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 Shopton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shopton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shopton ...

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

Adding Shopton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shopton 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 Shopton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shopton post office opened in 1892. The Shopton post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shopton.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Mecklenburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shopton - 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 Shopton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Shopton 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>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/