Gather
Ghost town · Iredell County, North Carolina

Gather is a ghost town in Iredell County, North Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Iredell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gather as a historical populated place on the Calahaln 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 35.9115° N, 80.7481° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Calahaln |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 795 ft |
| Nearest living town | Harmony, NC |
| Distance to it | 3.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1001717 |
| Coordinates | 35.91153, -80.74812 |
What's there now
Gather is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Harmony, NC (population 811), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 795 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Houstonvilleghost town · Davie County · 4.4 mi
- Snow Creekghost town · Iredell County · 7.6 mi
- Sharpghost town · Iredell County · 9.4 mi
- Unityghost town · Rowan County · 11.9 mi
- Rowan Millsghost town · Rowan County · 12.2 mi
- Chowansvilleghost town · Rowan County · 12.3 mi
- Zionghost town · Iredell County · 12.4 mi
- Liberty Hillghost town · Iredell County · 12.7 mi
- Matthewghost town · Iredell County · 12.9 mi
- Cowinghost town · Iredell County · 13.8 mi
- Wattsghost town · Iredell County · 14.5 mi
- New Hopeghost town · Iredell County · 14.6 mi
Questions
Where is Gather?
Gather is in Iredell County, North Carolina, at 35.9115, -80.7481.
How many ghost towns are in Iredell County?
Iredell 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.