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Cowin

Ghost town · Iredell County, North Carolina

Statesville West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Statesville West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cowin is a ghost town in Iredell County, North Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Iredell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cowin as a historical populated place on the Statesville West 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 35.7512° N, 80.8942° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStatesville West
Elevation785 ft
Nearest living townStatesville, NC
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1001712
Coordinates35.75125, -80.89424

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What's there now

Cowin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Statesville, NC (population 29,161), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 785 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Cowin?

Cowin is in Iredell County, North Carolina, at 35.7512, -80.8942.

How many ghost towns are in Iredell County?

Iredell County, North Carolina has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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