Calahaln Township, Davie County, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:Calahaln Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Name2:Davie
Government Type:non-functioning administrative division
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1868
Mapsize:250x200px
Mapsize1:300x300px
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:39.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:U.S. Census Bureau[1] [2]
Population Total:2562
Postal Code Type:Zip code
Postal Code:27028
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Calahaln Township is a non-functioning administrative division of Davie County, North Carolina, United States. By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, the counties were divided into townships, which included Calahaln township as one of sixteen townships in Davie County.[3] Calahaln township is in western Davie County. The western border is the Iredell County line. The southern border is the South Yadkin River and Rowan County line. The northern and eastern borders are irregular and include portions of the Hunting Creek in on the southern end and Bear Creek on the northern end. The township was named for the Calahaln community, which was named for William Calahan or his descendants. William Calahan was in the area as early as 1778. Calahaln Mountain at 845feet is the highest point in Calahaln Township (35.9256°N -80.6695°W.[4]

History

There were very few residents in the area of this township from US Revolutionary times until before the Civil War. A road was established from Statesville to Mocksville that passed through the township in 1829 when the area of Calahaln Township was part of Rowan County until 1836. This road followed what is now U.S. Highway 64.

The following sites of interest are or have been located in Calahaln Township:[5] [6]

When public schools were consolidated in the mid 1900s, there were no longer any public schools in Calahaln Township. School age children began going to public schools in Mocksville.

Boyd's Hawks Creek Private Airport is located in Calahaln Township (35.8991°N -80.6177°W).[11]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Supplement NC. U.S. Census Burea. September 14, 2022. 1913.
  2. Web site: Calahaln Township. U.S. Census Bureau. September 14, 2022.
  3. Web site: North Carolina Constitution of 1868. February 26, 2019.
  4. Web site: North Carolina Gazeteer. NCPedia. September 14, 2022.
  5. Web site: Davie County Post Offices. Lewis, J.D.. Carolana.com. September 13, 2022.
  6. Web site: Map of Davie County in 1936. Furr, J. M. Jr.. 1936. UNC Digital Collection. September 13, 2022.
  7. Web site: Byerlys Chapel. UN Digital Collection. September 13, 2022. 1951.
  8. Web site: Zion Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery. cemetery census. September 16, 2022.
  9. Web site: Ijames Crossroad Baptist Church Records. Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University. September 26, 2014 . September 13, 2022.
  10. Web site: St. Matthews Lutheran Church. the Forgotten South. April 2021 . September 13, 2022.
  11. Web site: Boyd's Hawks Creek Private Airport. Airnav.com. September 18, 2022.

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