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Paris

Ghost town · Anson County, North Carolina

Wadesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Wadesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Paris is a ghost town in Anson County, North Carolina. It is one of 9 former communities in Anson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Paris as a historical populated place on the Wadesboro 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 34.9207° N, 80.0206° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWadesboro
Elevation274 ft
Nearest living townLilesville, NC
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1002151
Coordinates34.92071, -80.02062

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What's there now

Paris is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lilesville, NC (population 791), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 274 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 Paris?

Paris is in Anson County, North Carolina, at 34.9207, -80.0206.

How many ghost towns are in Anson County?

Anson County, North Carolina has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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