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Jimes

Ghost town · Davidson County, North Carolina

Lexington East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
Lexington East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jimes is a ghost town in Davidson County, North Carolina. It is one of 11 former communities in Davidson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jimes as a historical populated place on the Lexington East 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 35.8454° N, 80.1937° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLexington East
Elevation689 ft
Nearest living townWelcome, NC
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1002065
Coordinates35.84542, -80.19366

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What's there now

Jimes is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Welcome, NC (population 3,649), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 689 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 Jimes?

Jimes is in Davidson County, North Carolina, at 35.8454, -80.1937.

How many ghost towns are in Davidson County?

Davidson County, North Carolina has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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