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Welcome to West Cramerton ...

West Cramerton is located in Gaston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Cramerton: W. Cramerton

West Cramerton is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Cramerton: 704 & 980<3>

Websites for West Cramerton ...

Junior League:   www.jlgaston.org/

Communities near West Cramerton ...

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

  • Charlotte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Gastonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Huntersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornelius
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Mill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Holly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tega Cay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Lincolnton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pineville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Cramerton ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Gaston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Cramerton - 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 West Cramerton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the West Cramerton 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.