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Brim

Ghost town · Surry County, North Carolina

Stuart quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500)
Stuart quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brim is a ghost town in Surry County, North Carolina. It is one of 7 former communities in Surry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brim as a historical populated place on the Claudville 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 36.5387° N, 80.4664° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleClaudville
Elevation1,370 ft
Nearest living townFlat Rock, NC
Distance to it6.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1731535
Coordinates36.53875, -80.46645

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What's there now

Brim is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Flat Rock, NC (population 1,141), about 6.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,370 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 Brim?

Brim is in Surry County, North Carolina, at 36.5387, -80.4664.

How many ghost towns are in Surry County?

Surry County, North Carolina has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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