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Ghost town · Burke County, North Carolina

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

Collins is a ghost town in Burke County, North Carolina. It is one of 8 former communities in Burke County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Collins as a historical populated place on the Morganton North 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 35.8565° N, 81.7329° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMorganton North
Elevation1,013 ft
Nearest living townGamewell, NC
Distance to it7.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1001502
Coordinates35.85652, -81.73288

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What's there now

Collins is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gamewell, NC (population 3,701), about 7.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,013 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 Collins?

Collins is in Burke County, North Carolina, at 35.8565, -81.7329.

How many ghost towns are in Burke County?

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

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