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Halloway

Ghost town · Person County, North Carolina

Roxboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Roxboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Halloway is a ghost town in Person County, North Carolina. It is the only former community in Person County recorded on the federal names register, out of 280 across North Carolina.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Halloway as a historical populated place on the Triple Springs 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 36.4868° N, 78.8011° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTriple Springs
Elevation583 ft
Nearest living townVirgilina, VA
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1951497
Coordinates36.48681, -78.80112

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What's there now

Halloway is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Virgilina, VA (population 130), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 583 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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