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Ghost town · Lenoir County, North Carolina
Happersville is a ghost town in Lenoir County, North Carolina. It is the only former community in Lenoir County recorded on the federal names register, out of 280 across North Carolina.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Happersville as a historical populated place on the Kinston 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 35.2502° N, 77.5814° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Kinston |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 38 ft |
| Nearest living town | Kinston, NC |
| Distance to it | 1.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1008205 |
| Coordinates | 35.25016, -77.58136 |
What's there now
Happersville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kinston, NC (population 19,576), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 38 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Johnsons Millsghost town · Pitt County · 16 mi
- Tugwellghost town · Pitt County · 27.6 mi
- Cherry Point Landingghost town · Craven County · 45.6 mi
- Pomouk Indian Villageghost town · Beaufort County · 45.9 mi
- Cherry Pointghost town · Craven County · 46.2 mi
- Exeterghost town · Pender County · 49.6 mi
- 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.