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Kirkland

Ghost town · Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Concord SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Concord SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kirkland 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 Kirkland as a historical populated place on the Concord SE 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 35.3404° N, 80.5976° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleConcord SE
Elevation576 ft
Nearest living townHarrisburg, NC
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1001174
Coordinates35.34042, -80.59757

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What's there now

Kirkland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Harrisburg, NC (population 19,203), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 576 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 Kirkland?

Kirkland is in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, at 35.3404, -80.5976.

How many ghost towns are in Cabarrus County?

Cabarrus County, North Carolina has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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