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Lynch

Ghost town · Madison County, North Carolina

Lemon Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Lemon Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lynch as a historical populated place on the Lemon Gap 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 35.8173° N, 82.8915° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLemon Gap
Elevation2,114 ft
Nearest living townHot Springs, NC
Distance to it6.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1017821
Coordinates35.81732, -82.89153

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What's there now

Lynch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hot Springs, NC (population 494), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,114 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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