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Hensley

Ghost town · Yancey County, North Carolina

Bald Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Bald Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hensley is a ghost town in Yancey County, North Carolina. It is one of 2 former communities in Yancey County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hensley as a historical populated place on the Bald Creek 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 35.9779° N, 82.4496° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBald Creek
Elevation2,849 ft
Nearest living townBurnsville, NC
Distance to it9.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1017838
Coordinates35.97789, -82.44958

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What's there now

Hensley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Burnsville, NC (population 2,143), about 9.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,849 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 Hensley?

Hensley is in Yancey County, North Carolina, at 35.9779, -82.4496.

How many ghost towns are in Yancey County?

Yancey County, North Carolina has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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