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Wind Hill

Ghost town · Davidson County, North Carolina

Denton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Denton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wind Hill 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 Wind Hill as a historical populated place on the Handy 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 35.5540° N, 80.0998° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHandy
Elevation697 ft
Nearest living townDenton, NC
Distance to it5.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1017414
Coordinates35.55403, -80.09977

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What's there now

Wind Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Denton, NC (population 1,271), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 697 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 Wind Hill?

Wind Hill is in Davidson County, North Carolina, at 35.5540, -80.0998.

How many ghost towns are in Davidson County?

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

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