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Robinet

Ghost town · Wilkes County, North Carolina

Wilkesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Wilkesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Robinet 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 Robinet as a historical populated place on the Wilkesboro 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 36.1404° N, 81.1743° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWilkesboro
Elevation970 ft
Nearest living townWilkesboro, NC
Distance to it0.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1002175
Coordinates36.14041, -81.17425

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What's there now

Robinet is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wilkesboro, NC (population 3,664), about 0.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 970 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 Robinet?

Robinet is in Wilkes County, North Carolina, at 36.1404, -81.1743.

How many ghost towns are in Wilkes County?

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

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