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Lime Rock

Ghost town · Surry County, North Carolina

Siloam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Siloam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lime Rock is a ghost town in Surry County, North Carolina. It is one of 7 former communities in Surry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lime Rock as a historical populated place on the Siloam 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 36.2724° N, 80.5967° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSiloam
Elevation811 ft
Nearest living townSmithtown, NC
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1731600
Coordinates36.27236, -80.59673

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What's there now

Lime Rock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Smithtown, NC (population 168), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 811 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 Lime Rock?

Lime Rock is in Surry County, North Carolina, at 36.2724, -80.5967.

How many ghost towns are in Surry County?

Surry County, North Carolina has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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