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Goulds

Ghost town · Wilkes County, North Carolina

Boomer quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Boomer quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Goulds is a ghost town in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It is one of 35 former communities in Wilkes County on the federal names register. No county in North Carolina has more among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Goulds as a historical populated place on the Boomer 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 36.1029° N, 81.3387° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBoomer
Elevation1,101 ft
Nearest living townMillers Creek, NC
Distance to it8.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1959990
Coordinates36.10291, -81.33870

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What's there now

Goulds is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Millers Creek, NC (population 1,469), about 8.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,101 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 Goulds?

Goulds is in Wilkes County, North Carolina, at 36.1029, -81.3387.

How many ghost towns are in Wilkes County?

Wilkes County, North Carolina has 35 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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