Furrs
Ghost town · Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Furrs 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 Furrs as a historical populated place on the Locust 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 35.2615° N, 80.4915° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Locust |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 506 ft |
| Nearest living town | Midland, NC |
| Distance to it | 2.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1001168 |
| Coordinates | 35.26153, -80.49146 |
What's there now
Furrs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Midland, NC (population 4,758), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 506 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Garmonsghost town · Cabarrus County · 2.5 mi
- Bosts Millghost town · Cabarrus County · 3.7 mi
- Hornets Nestghost town · Mecklenburg County · 6.1 mi
- Clear Creekghost town · Mecklenburg County · 7.3 mi
- Kirklandghost town · Cabarrus County · 8.1 mi
- Burdettghost town · Mecklenburg County · 9.4 mi
- Orvilleghost town · Mecklenburg County · 9.6 mi
- Monteithghost town · Mecklenburg County · 12.8 mi
- Querys Dixonsghost town · Mecklenburg County · 13.7 mi
- Hoodsghost town · Mecklenburg County · 13.7 mi
- Eastfieldghost town · Mecklenburg County · 13.8 mi
- Kingwoodghost town · Mecklenburg County · 14 mi
Questions
Where is Furrs?
Furrs is in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, at 35.2615, -80.4915.
How many ghost towns are in Cabarrus County?
Cabarrus County, North Carolina has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.