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Drys Mill

Ghost town · Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Mount Pleasant quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Mount Pleasant quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Drys Mill is a ghost town in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Cabarrus County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Drys Mill as a historical populated place on the Richfield 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 35.4854° N, 80.3359° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRichfield
Elevation714 ft
Nearest living townGold Hill, NC
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1001162
Coordinates35.48542, -80.33589

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What's there now

Drys Mill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gold Hill, NC (population 401), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 714 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 Drys Mill?

Drys Mill is in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, at 35.4854, -80.3359.

How many ghost towns are in Cabarrus County?

Cabarrus County, North Carolina has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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