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Welcome to West Gastonia ...

West Gastonia is located in Gaston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Gastonia: W. Gastonia

West Gastonia is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for West Gastonia ...

Junior League:   www.jlgaston.org/

Communities near West Gastonia ...

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

  • Gastonia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
  • Mount Holly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Belmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lincolnton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kings Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Clover is located in York County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <4>
  • Cherryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cramerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Gastonia ...

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

Adding West Gastonia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Gastonia 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 (so far) for West Gastonia was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Gastonia.

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 Gastonia - 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 Gastonia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the West Gastonia 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.