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Sumnersville

Ghost town · Gates County, North Carolina

Suffolk quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500)
Suffolk quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sumnersville is a ghost town in Gates County, North Carolina. It is the only former community in Gates County recorded on the federal names register, out of 280 across North Carolina.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sumnersville as a historical populated place on the Whaleyville 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 36.5321° N, 76.6405° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhaleyville
Elevation39 ft
Nearest living townSunbury, NC
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1018701
Coordinates36.53210, -76.64051

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What's there now

Sumnersville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sunbury, NC (population 264), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 39 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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