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Lackey Store

Ghost town · Stokes County, North Carolina

Critz quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500)
Critz quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lackey Store is a ghost town in Stokes County, North Carolina. It is one of 8 former communities in Stokes County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lackey Store as a historical populated place on the Nettleridge 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 36.5315° N, 80.1820° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNettleridge
Elevation1,144 ft
Nearest living townPatrick Springs, VA
Distance to it7.2 miles
GNIS feature ID988071
Coordinates36.53153, -80.18199

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What's there now

Lackey Store is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Patrick Springs, VA (population 2,094), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,144 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 Lackey Store?

Lackey Store is in Stokes County, North Carolina, at 36.5315, -80.1820.

How many ghost towns are in Stokes County?

Stokes County, North Carolina has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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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.