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Welcome to Steel ...

So far, we found very little information about Steel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Steel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Steel, please Contact Us.

Steel would have been located within present day Rowan County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Steel is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Steel was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Steel was located: 704 & 980<4>

Communities Also Named Steel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Steel - they are located in Kansas, Mississippi, Ohio, Ontario and Quebec.

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

Websites for Steel ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rowanchamber.com/

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

Communities near Steel ...

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

  • Concord
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Kannapolis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kannapolis
    • Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,007 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kannapolis <5>
  • Lexington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mocksville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • China Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Landis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis
    • Landis is located in Rowan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landis <5>
  • Granite Quarry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Rockwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Denton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <5>

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

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

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

The official website for Rowan County: www.co.rowan.nc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Steel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rowan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Steel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Steel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Steel area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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