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Moores

Ghost town · Iredell County, North Carolina

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

Moores is a ghost town in Iredell County, North Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Iredell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Moores as a historical populated place on the Stony Point 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 35.7554° N, 81.0879° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStony Point
Elevation757 ft
Nearest living townCatawba, NC
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1001730
Coordinates35.75541, -81.08786

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What's there now

Moores is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Catawba, NC (population 632), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 757 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 Moores?

Moores is in Iredell County, North Carolina, at 35.7554, -81.0879.

How many ghost towns are in Iredell County?

Iredell County, North Carolina has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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