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Leaksville

Ghost town · Rockingham County, North Carolina

Martinsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500)
Martinsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Leaksville is a ghost town in Rockingham County, North Carolina. It is one of 5 former communities in Rockingham County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Leaksville as a historical populated place on the Northwest Eden 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 36.5021° N, 79.7725° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorthwest Eden
Elevation660 ft
Nearest living townEden, NC
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID988253
Coordinates36.50208, -79.77254

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What's there now

Leaksville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eden, NC (population 15,353), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 660 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 Leaksville?

Leaksville is in Rockingham County, North Carolina, at 36.5021, -79.7725.

How many ghost towns are in Rockingham County?

Rockingham County, North Carolina has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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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.