Indian Trail is a suburban town in Union County, North Carolina, United States. A allowance of the Charlotte metropolitan area, Indian Trail has grown quickly in the 21st century, going from 1,942 residents in 1990 to 39,997 in 2020. Every Fourth of July the town holds an annual parade which is one of the biggest parades in the Charlotte area.

Founded upon March 12, 1861, the town holds a archives of traders traveling along the “Indian Trail,” which ran from Petersburg, Virginia, to the Waxhaw Indians and gold mining areas. Indian Trail was first a crop growing community; however, German and Scot-Irish and Irish settlers began to change into the area due to its geographical location. In 1874, the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad was built along with the cities Charlotte and Monroe. The railroad, which runs through the town, brought prosperity to the area. Indian Trail was incorporated as a town in 1907, with expected city limits based upon a one-half mile radius from the intersection of Indian Trail Road and the Seaboard Railroad.

Indian Trail is located at 35°4′37″N 80°40′9″W / 35.07694°N 80.66917°W / 35.07694; -80.66917 (35.076944, -80.669167).

Located in the southern ration of the Piedmont region of North Carolina, Indian Trail is a hastily growing suburb approximately 10 miles southeast of Charlotte, in Union County. Indian Trail is located in the northwestern share of Union County, which is in the midst of the 10 fastest-growing counties in the United States. It is bordered by seven additional municipalities, in supplement to unincorporated portions of Union County. Its proximity to Charlotte and the regional transportation network it enjoys should continue to generate deposit and improvement within its boundaries.