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Jinnys Branch

Ghost town · Brunswick County, North Carolina

Shallotte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000)
Shallotte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jinnys Branch is a ghost town in Brunswick County, North Carolina. It is the only former community in Brunswick County recorded on the federal names register, out of 280 across North Carolina.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jinnys Branch as a historical populated place on the Shallotte 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 33.9132° N, 78.3992° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShallotte
Elevation28 ft
Nearest living townOcean Isle Beach, NC
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID1020955
Coordinates33.91323, -78.39917

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What's there now

Jinnys Branch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ocean Isle Beach, NC (population 796), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 28 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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