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Brookside

Ghost town · Watauga County, North Carolina

Todd quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Todd quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brookside is a ghost town in Watauga County, North Carolina. It is one of 5 former communities in Watauga County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brookside as a historical populated place on the Todd 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 36.2876° N, 81.6123° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTodd
Elevation3,043 ft
Nearest living townBoone, NC
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1805934
Coordinates36.28763, -81.61233

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What's there now

Brookside is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Boone, NC (population 19,534), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,043 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 Brookside?

Brookside is in Watauga County, North Carolina, at 36.2876, -81.6123.

How many ghost towns are in Watauga County?

Watauga County, North Carolina has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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