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Welcome to Waughtown ...

Waughtown is located in Forsyth County<1>.

Waughtown is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Waughtown: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Waughtown ...

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

  • Winston - Salem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • High Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomasville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kernersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clemmons
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lexington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lewisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Archdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waughtown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Forsyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waughtown - 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 Waughtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Waughtown 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.