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Brooklyn

Ghost town · Nash County, North Carolina

Rocky Mount quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500)
Rocky Mount quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brooklyn is a ghost town in Nash County, North Carolina. It is one of 2 former communities in Nash County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brooklyn as a historical populated place on the Nashville 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 35.9663° N, 77.9689° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNashville
Elevation194 ft
Nearest living townNashville, NC
Distance to it0.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1951493
Coordinates35.96626, -77.96887

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What's there now

Brooklyn is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nashville, NC (population 5,672), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 194 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 Brooklyn?

Brooklyn is in Nash County, North Carolina, at 35.9663, -77.9689.

How many ghost towns are in Nash County?

Nash County, North Carolina has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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