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Beverly

Ghost town · Anson County, North Carolina

Ansonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Ansonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Beverly is a ghost town in Anson County, North Carolina. It is one of 9 former communities in Anson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Beverly as a historical populated place on the Ansonville 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 35.0621° N, 80.0976° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAnsonville
Elevation225 ft
Nearest living townAnsonville, NC
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1002134
Coordinates35.06210, -80.09756

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What's there now

Beverly is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ansonville, NC (population 578), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 225 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 Beverly?

Beverly is in Anson County, North Carolina, at 35.0621, -80.0976.

How many ghost towns are in Anson County?

Anson County, North Carolina has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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