Welcome to Triangle ...

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

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

Triangle would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.

The location of Triangle has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Triangle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Triangle is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If Triangle still existed, it would have been in the (704) & (980)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Triangle ...

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

Beyond North Carolina, there are 11 communities that are also named Triangle - they are located in California, Florida (2), Idaho, Mississippi, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Triangle ...

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

• Gastonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
  • Gastonia is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gastonia <6>
• Huntersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <6>
• Mooresville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <6>
• Cornelius
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <6>
• Mount Holly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <6>
• Newton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Catawba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <6>
• Davidson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
  • Davidson is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson <6>
• Belmont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <6>
• Lincolnton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <6>
• Conover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
  • Conover is located in Catawba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conover <6>

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

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

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

Adding Triangle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Triangle post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Triangle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nc.us/

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