Welcome to Sweetwater ...

Sweetwater is located in Catawba County<1>.

Sweetwater is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sweetwater: 828

Communities Also Named Sweetwater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Sweetwater: This one is located in Catawba County and the other is located in Watauga County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 32 communities that are also named Sweetwater - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (3), British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida (5), Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Texas (2).

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

Websites for Sweetwater ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.catawbachamber.org/

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

Communities near Sweetwater ...

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

• Lenoir
  (18 miles [29 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 <3>
• Newton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Newton is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <3>
• Lincolnton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <3>
• Conover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Conover is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conover <3>
• Sawmills
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <3>
• Valdese
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Valdese is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdese
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdese <3>
• Gamewell
  (19 miles [30.6 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
• Hudson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hudson is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
  • Former name for Hudson:
  • Hudsonville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sweetwater ...

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