WayfarrowCherry Point Landing
Ghost town · Craven County, North Carolina
Cherry Point Landing is a ghost town in Craven County, North Carolina. It is one of 2 former communities in Craven County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cherry Point Landing as a historical populated place on the Cherry Point 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 34.9418° N, 76.8688° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Cherry Point |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 19 ft |
| Nearest living town | Havelock, NC |
| Distance to it | 2.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1027391 |
| Coordinates | 34.94183, -76.86883 |
What's there now
Cherry Point Landing is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Havelock, NC (population 16,471), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 19 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Cherry Pointghost town · Craven County · 1.7 mi
- Diamond Cityghost town · Carteret County · 27.7 mi
- Cape Lookout Lighthouselighthouse · Carteret County · 29.5 mi
- Pomouk Indian Villageghost town · Beaufort County · 36.7 mi
- Johnsons Millsghost town · Pitt County · 41.1 mi
- Happersvilleghost town · Lenoir County · 45.6 mi
- Portsmouthghost town · Carteret County · 46.5 mi
Questions
Where is Cherry Point Landing?
Cherry Point Landing is in Craven County, North Carolina, at 34.9418, -76.8688.
How many ghost towns are in Craven County?
Craven County, North Carolina has 2 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.