High Point, NC

High Point is located in central North Carolina, 10 miles southeast of Winston-Salem, NC and 5 miles southwest of Greensboro, NC; Thomasville, NC is located immediately to its south.

Teams that have played here

• High Point Furniture Makers, Piedmont League (1920-1922)
• High Point Pointers, Piedmont League (1923-1932)
• High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms, North Carolina State League (1948-1952)
• High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms, Tar Heel League (1953)
• High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms, Carolina League (1954-1958, 1968)
• High Point-Thomasville Royals, Carolina League (1969)
• High Point Rockers, Atlantic League (2019-present)

Persons who were born here

• Luke Appling, shortstop; manager; Hall of Fame
• Cliff Bolton, catcher
• Les Burge, minor league infielder
• Dick Culler, infielder
• Gary Fortune, pitcher
• Dennis Gilchrist, catcher/infielder
• Blake Hassebrock, minor league pitcher
• Ray Hayworth, catcher
• Red Hayworth, catcher
• Matt McSwain, minor league pitcher
• Billy Smith, coach
• Weston Wilson, outfielder
• Kevin Witt, infielder

Persons who died here

• Les Burge, minor league infielder
• Sam Gibson, pitcher
• Red Hayworth, catcher
• Mark Lanier, minor league player
• Dan Lynk, minor league infielder
• Don Padgett, catcher/outfielder
• Hank Utley, author

Educational institutions located here

• High Point (NC) High School
• High Point University
• John Wesley College
• Southwest Guilford High School
• T. Wingate Andrews High School
• Wesleyan Christian Academy