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Cecil

Ghost town · Haywood County, North Carolina

Waynesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Waynesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cecil is a ghost town in Haywood County, North Carolina. It is one of 8 former communities in Haywood County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cecil as a historical populated place on the Waynesville 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 35.4054° N, 82.9015° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWaynesville
Elevation3,062 ft
Nearest living townWaynesville, NC
Distance to it7.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1960038
Coordinates35.40538, -82.90152

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What's there now

Cecil is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Waynesville, NC (population 10,408), about 7.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,062 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 Cecil?

Cecil is in Haywood County, North Carolina, at 35.4054, -82.9015.

How many ghost towns are in Haywood County?

Haywood County, North Carolina has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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