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Welcome to Gastonia ...

Gastonia is located

Gastonia is located in Kaufman County<1>.

Gastonia is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gastonia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Gastonia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gastonia - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Gastonia ...

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

  • Mesquite
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Forney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Balch Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Terrell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seagoville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Heath
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Heath is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <3>
  • Kaufman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyvale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hutchins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Wilmer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gastonia ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Kaufman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gastonia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.