Ghost Towns in North Carolina
North Carolina has 280 ghost towns on record across 48 counties. Wilkes County (35), Rowan County (21), Mecklenburg County (20) hold the most. Every entry below is placed from federal coordinates and lists its sources.
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- AbecrumbyAnson County
- Abotts CreekDavidson County
- AllinRowan County
- AllinWilkes County
- AusbonWashington County
- BairdCaldwell County
- BanalsburgMecklenburg County
- BarnesWake County
- BeauxWilkes County
- BegoniaGaston County
- BenefitForsyth County
- BethanyDavidson County
By county
- Wilkes County 35
- Rowan County 21
- Mecklenburg County 20
- Caldwell County 17
- Rutherford County 15
- Cleveland County 12
- Cabarrus County 12
- Iredell County 12
- Davidson County 11
- Anson County 9
- Stokes County 8
- Haywood County 8
- Burke County 8
- Lincoln County 8
- Gaston County 7
- Surry County 7
- Washington County 6
- Watauga County 5
- Rockingham County 5
- Wake County 4
- Forsyth County 4
- Mitchell County 4
- Pasquotank County 4
- Dare County 3
- Union County 3
- Perquimans County 2
- Nash County 2
- Craven County 2
- Carteret County 2
- Davie County 2
- Yancey County 2
- Pitt County 2
- Franklin County 2
- Columbus County 2
- Avery County 1
- Pender County 1
- Ashe County 1
- Person County 1
- Lenoir County 1
- Macon County 1
- Brunswick County 1
- Madison County 1
- McDowell County 1
- Beaufort County 1
- Currituck County 1
- Swain County 1
- Montgomery County 1
- Gates County 1
All 280 ghost towns in North Carolina
- Abecrumby · Anson
- Abotts Creek · Davidson
- Allin · Rowan
- Allin · Wilkes
- Ausbon · Washington
- Baird · Caldwell
- Banalsburg · Mecklenburg
- Barnes · Wake
- Beaux · Wilkes
- Begonia · Gaston
- Benefit · Forsyth
- Bethany · Davidson
- Bethel · Perquimans
- Beverly · Anson
- Bingham Bridge · Cleveland
- Blackmer · Rowan
- Bob · Rutherford
- Bosts Mill · Cabarrus
- Boushell · Wake
- Boyden · Surry
- Brevard · Iredell
- Brewers · Wilkes
- Brier Creek · Wilkes
- Brim · Surry
- Brooklyn · Nash
- Brookside · Watauga
- Brown · Wilkes
- Brummels · Davidson
- Bryan · Wilkes
- Buffalo City · Dare
- Burdett · Mecklenburg
- Byersville · Cleveland
- Caldwell · Gaston
- Campbell · Stokes
- Cardenas · Wake
- Catawba · Gaston
- Cathey · Gaston
- Cecil · Haywood
- Ceramic · Stokes
- Chalk Level · Forsyth
- Chambers · Burke
- Chepanuu · Perquimans
- Cherry Point · Craven
- Cherry Point Landing · Craven
- Chisman · Stokes
- Chowansville · Rowan
- Chuckle · Wilkes
- Cilley · Caldwell
- Clear Creek · Mecklenburg
- Cleveland Mills · Cleveland
- Cleveland Spring · Cleveland
- Cloudland · Mitchell
- Coddle Creek · Cabarrus
- Colemans · Cabarrus
- Coleville · Stokes
- Collins · Burke
- Concord · Caldwell
- Copenhagen · Caldwell
- Cosfort · Wilkes
- Cottage Home · Lincoln
- Cowin · Iredell
- Crowders · Gaston
- Cuba · Rutherford
- Daniels · Lincoln
- Dark Ridge · Avery
- Davenport · Caldwell
- Denny · Wilkes
- Diamond City · Carteret
- Dimmette · Wilkes
- Dobbins · Rowan
- Downsville · Caldwell
- Draper · Rockingham
- Drowning Creek · Burke
- Drys Mill · Cabarrus
- Durbro · Cleveland
- Eaglenest · Haywood
- East Fruitland · Wilkes
- Eastfield · Mecklenburg
- Eden · Davidson
- Elbethel · Cleveland
- Emandell · Washington
- Emanuel · Caldwell
- Erwinsville · Cleveland
- Esmeralda · Rutherford
- Ewart · Mitchell
- Exeter · Pender
- Fancy · Cleveland
- Fauna · Pasquotank
- Flat Shoals · Surry
- Fletcher · Wilkes
- Frohock Mill · Rowan
- Fulton · Davie
- Furrs · Cabarrus
- Gage · Rutherford
- Garfield · Rowan
- Garmons · Cabarrus
- Gather · Iredell
- Gibraltar · Union
- Glenburine · Caldwell
- Globe Set · Caldwell
- Goinstown · Rockingham
- Golden · Rutherford
- Good · Cleveland
- Goulds · Wilkes
- Grave Yard · Watauga
- Graybeal · Ashe
- Green · Cleveland
- Green Hill · Washington
- Grimes · Rowan
- Guerrant Springs · Rockingham
- Halloway · Person
- Happersville · Lenoir
- Hardaway · Burke
- Hariston · Stokes
- Harmon · Rutherford
- Harrison · Mecklenburg
- Harts · Rowan
- Hatterbrond · Burke
- Hay Meadow · Wilkes
- Hebron · Mecklenburg
- Henderson · Wilkes
- Hendrix · Wilkes
- Hensley · Yancey
- Hepco · Haywood
- Herrell · Mitchell
- Hibriten · Caldwell
- Hickory Grove · Burke
- Hilorn · Wilkes
- Hintonsville · Pasquotank
- Hoods · Mecklenburg
- Hornets Nest · Mecklenburg
- Houston · Rowan
- Houstonville · Davie
- Hoylesville · Gaston
- Hunting Creek · Wilkes
- Iotla · Macon
- Jeter · Rutherford
- Jimes · Davidson
- Jinnys Branch · Brunswick
- Johnsons Mills · Pitt
- Jones · Caldwell
- Jones Creek · Anson
- Kellyville · Mecklenburg
- Kingwood · Mecklenburg
- Kirkland · Cabarrus
- Lackey Store · Stokes
- Lavinia · Haywood
- Leaksville · Rockingham
- Lenoir · Caldwell
- Lester · Wilkes
- Letha · Franklin
- Liberty Hill · Iredell
- Lime Rock · Surry
- Linville River · Caldwell
- Little Rock Creek · Mitchell
- Lock · Rowan
- Lookout · Anson
- Lost Cove · Yancey
- Lovelace · Wilkes
- Lovelady · Caldwell
- Lynch · Madison
- Mack · Rutherford
- Martin · Wilkes
- Martindale · Mecklenburg
- Masequetuc · Pasquotank
- Matthew · Iredell
- Mertie · Wilkes
- Mill Hill · Cabarrus
- Mill Hill · Rowan
- Millerton · Rowan
- Mineral Spring · Lincoln
- Miranda · Rowan
- Monteith · Mecklenburg
- Monticello · Washington
- Moores · Iredell
- Moratuc · Washington
- Morrows · Mecklenburg
- Mortimer · Caldwell
- Mount Pisgah · Rutherford
- Mountain Home · McDowell
- Munroe · Davidson
- Muttenz · Caldwell
- Nanito · Rutherford
- Nanney · Rutherford
- New Castle · Wilkes
- New Home · Surry
- New Hope · Iredell
- Newlife · Wilkes
- Nicholsville · Cleveland
- Norris · Watauga
- North Barringer · Rowan
- North Brook · Lincoln
- Norville Crags · Surry
- Oak Lawn · Cabarrus
- Offer · Wilkes
- Old Stanhope · Nash
- Orville · Mecklenburg
- Otter Creek · Rutherford
- Palm · Haywood
- Paris · Anson
- Pee Dee · Anson
- Penley · Watauga
- Pennfield · Davidson
- Pinoca · Mecklenburg
- Pleasant · Lincoln
- Poley Bridge Crossing · Columbus
- Pomouk Indian Village · Beaufort
- Pool · Rowan
- Poolville · Pasquotank
- Poplar Hill · Anson
- Portsmouth · Carteret
- Poyners Hill · Currituck
- Proctor · Swain
- Providence · Mecklenburg
- Querys Dixons · Mecklenburg
- Rendleman · Rowan
- River View · Mecklenburg
- Roanoac · Dare
- Roanoke Colony · Dare
- Robinet · Wilkes
- Rocky Meadow · Davidson
- Rollins · Burke
- Roper · Anson
- Rowan Mills · Rowan
- Rusk · Surry
- Russaw · Wilkes
- Sardis · Caldwell
- Schlosstown · Franklin
- Seagles Store · Lincoln
- Sedges Garden · Forsyth
- Sharp · Iredell
- Shehan Crossroads · Rutherford
- Shelton Store · Stokes
- Shiloh · Montgomery
- Smith · Rowan
- Snow Creek · Iredell
- Sonoma · Haywood
- Spray · Rockingham
- Springdale · Haywood
- Springfield · Wilkes
- Springsville · Cabarrus
- Spurgeon · Wilkes
- Steel · Rowan
- Stokes · Wilkes
- Stokes Ferry · Davidson
- Sumnersville · Gates
- Swain · Washington
- Tarkey Tail · Burke
- Tate · Rutherford
- Teague · Haywood
- Thompson · Wake
- Tindallsville · Anson
- Torrance · Iredell
- Triangle · Lincoln
- Trio · Rutherford
- Tugwell · Pitt
- Tulin · Cabarrus
- Tuskasaga · Mecklenburg
- Unity · Rowan
- Upper Sawra Town · Stokes
- Walkersville · Union
- Walks · Davidson
- Wallace Store · Cabarrus
- Walsh · Wilkes
- Watauga Falls · Watauga
- Watts · Iredell
- Weatherspon · Wilkes
- White Hall · Mecklenburg
- White Road · Forsyth
- Whiteheads Mill · Rowan
- Whitty · Wilkes
- Williams Cross Roads · Columbus
- Wilson · Cleveland
- Wilsonville · Lincoln
- Wind Hill · Davidson
- Wolfville · Union
- Woodland · Gaston
- Zebra · Wilkes
- Zimmerman · Wilkes
- Zion · Iredell