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Rocky Meadow

Ghost town · Davidson County, North Carolina

Denton NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Denton NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rocky Meadow is a ghost town in Davidson County, North Carolina. It is one of 11 former communities in Davidson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rocky Meadow as a historical populated place on the Grist Mountain 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 35.7285° N, 80.1475° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGrist Mountain
Elevation737 ft
Nearest living townDenton, NC
Distance to it6.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1023739
Coordinates35.72847, -80.14755

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What's there now

Rocky Meadow is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Denton, NC (population 1,271), about 6.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 737 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 Rocky Meadow?

Rocky Meadow is in Davidson County, North Carolina, at 35.7285, -80.1475.

How many ghost towns are in Davidson County?

Davidson County, North Carolina has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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