Green
Ghost town · Cleveland County, North Carolina

Green is a ghost town in Cleveland County, North Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Cleveland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Green as a historical populated place on the Boiling Springs North 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 35.2776° N, 81.7001° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Boiling Springs North |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 775 ft |
| Nearest living town | Mooresboro, NC |
| Distance to it | 1.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1001555 |
| Coordinates | 35.27762, -81.70010 |
What's there now
Green is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mooresboro, NC (population 168), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 775 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Goodghost town · Cleveland County · 1.6 mi
- Byersvilleghost town · Cleveland County · 4.8 mi
- Nicholsvilleghost town · Cleveland County · 5.5 mi
- Erwinsvilleghost town · Cleveland County · 7.8 mi
- Goforth Cross Roadghost town · Cherokee County · 8.5 mi
- Gaston Shoalsghost town · Cherokee County · 11.3 mi
- Cleveland Springghost town · Cleveland County · 11.5 mi
- Ezellghost town · Cherokee County · 11.7 mi
- Durbroghost town · Cleveland County · 13.1 mi
- Harmonghost town · Rutherford County · 13.3 mi
- Wilsonghost town · Cleveland County · 14.9 mi
- Cleveland Millsghost town · Cleveland County · 15.6 mi
Questions
Where is Green?
Green is in Cleveland County, North Carolina, at 35.2776, -81.7001.
How many ghost towns are in Cleveland County?
Cleveland County, North Carolina has 12 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.