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Houstonville

Ghost town · Davie County, North Carolina

Calahaln quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Calahaln quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Houstonville is a ghost town in Davie County, North Carolina. It is one of 2 former communities in Davie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Houstonville 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 35.9615° N, 80.6990° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCalahaln
Elevation906 ft
Nearest living townHarmony, NC
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1002195
Coordinates35.96152, -80.69895

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What's there now

Houstonville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Harmony, NC (population 811), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 906 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 Houstonville?

Houstonville is in Davie County, North Carolina, at 35.9615, -80.6990.

How many ghost towns are in Davie County?

Davie County, North Carolina has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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