Allin
Ghost town · Rowan County, North Carolina

Allin is a ghost town in Rowan County, North Carolina. It is one of 21 former communities in Rowan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Allin as a historical populated place on the Gold Hill topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.5035° N, 80.3220° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Gold Hill |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 725 ft |
| Nearest living town | Gold Hill, NC |
| Distance to it | 1.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1001797 |
| Coordinates | 35.50347, -80.32200 |
What's there now
Allin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gold Hill, NC (population 401), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 725 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Drys Millghost town · Cabarrus County · 1.5 mi
- Poolghost town · Rowan County · 2.7 mi
- Garfieldghost town · Rowan County · 4.3 mi
- Millertonghost town · Rowan County · 4.6 mi
- Rendlemanghost town · Rowan County · 6.6 mi
- Stokes Ferryghost town · Davidson County · 7.9 mi
- North Barringerghost town · Rowan County · 7.9 mi
- Wind Hillghost town · Davidson County · 13 mi
- Lockghost town · Rowan County · 13.3 mi
- Grimesghost town · Rowan County · 13.9 mi
- Steelghost town · Rowan County · 14.2 mi
- Smithghost town · Rowan County · 14.3 mi
Questions
Where is Allin?
Allin is in Rowan County, North Carolina, at 35.5035, -80.3220.
How many ghost towns are in Rowan County?
Rowan County, North Carolina has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.