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Oak Lawn

Ghost town · Cabarrus County, North Carolina

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

Oak Lawn is a ghost town in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Cabarrus County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oak Lawn as a historical populated place on the Cornelius 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 35.4896° N, 80.7684° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCornelius
Elevation786 ft
Nearest living townDavidson, NC
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1001182
Coordinates35.48958, -80.76841

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What's there now

Oak Lawn is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Davidson, NC (population 14,852), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 786 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 Oak Lawn?

Oak Lawn is in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, at 35.4896, -80.7684.

How many ghost towns are in Cabarrus County?

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

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