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Mertie

Ghost town · Wilkes County, North Carolina

Mc Grady quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Mc Grady quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mertie is a ghost town in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It is one of 35 former communities in Wilkes County on the federal names register. No county in North Carolina has more among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mertie as a historical populated place on the McGrady 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 36.3037° N, 81.2379° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMcGrady
Elevation1,952 ft
Nearest living townMulberry, NC
Distance to it6.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1960004
Coordinates36.30374, -81.23787

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What's there now

Mertie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mulberry, NC (population 2,134), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,952 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 Mertie?

Mertie is in Wilkes County, North Carolina, at 36.3037, -81.2379.

How many ghost towns are in Wilkes County?

Wilkes County, North Carolina has 35 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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