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Norville Crags

Ghost town · Surry County, North Carolina

Galax quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1933, 1:62,500)
Galax quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1933, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Norville Crags is a ghost town in Surry County, North Carolina. It is one of 7 former communities in Surry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Norville Crags as a historical populated place on the Cumberland Knob 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 36.5601° N, 80.8934° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCumberland Knob
Elevation2,807 ft
Nearest living townLowgap, NC
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1731626
Coordinates36.56013, -80.89341

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What's there now

Norville Crags is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lowgap, NC (population 226), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,807 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 Norville Crags?

Norville Crags is in Surry County, North Carolina, at 36.5601, -80.8934.

How many ghost towns are in Surry County?

Surry County, North Carolina has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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