Cramerton

Cramerton is a small town in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is a suburb of Charlotte and Gastonia. The population was 4,165 at the 2010 census. A well-known feature is the Cramer Mountain gated development featuring homes around an 18-hole golf course at Cramer Mountain Country Club.GeographyCramerton is located at at an elevation of 620ft. Two topographic high points, Berry Mountain, elevation 922ft, and Cramer Mountain, approximate elevation 850ft, are located in the southwestern part of town.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 10.3km2, of which 9.5km2 is land and 0.8km2, or 7.51%, is water.Cramerton is bisected by the South Fork Catawba River, which makes a sharp S-curve around the center of town. Just southwest of downtown, Duharts Creek flows into the South Fork Catawba. Duharts Creek is formed by the confluence of Armstrong Branch and New Hope Branch on the western edge of town.Cramerton town limits include a portion of zip code 28012 that encompass the neighborhood of Lakewood and Stuart W. Cramer High School on the eastern shore of the South Fork River.HistoryOriginally named Maysworth, the town was founded in 1906 when J.H. Mayes built a spinning mill along the banks of the South Fork of the Catawba River, just east of Gastonia. In 1910, textile engineer and Thomasville native Stuart Warren Cramer became owner and president of the mill and property. He turned the mill and the surrounding community into a model mill village. In 1922 Cramer changed the name of the mill to Cramerton Mills, and the name of the town to Cramerton. In 1923, Cramer built the Mayflower Weave Mill.