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Pee Dee

Ghost town · Anson County, North Carolina

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

Pee Dee 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 Pee Dee as a historical populated place on the Mangum 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 35.0271° N, 79.9892° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMangum
Elevation326 ft
Nearest living townLilesville, NC
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1002138
Coordinates35.02710, -79.98922

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What's there now

Pee Dee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lilesville, NC (population 791), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 326 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 Pee Dee?

Pee Dee is in Anson County, North Carolina, at 35.0271, -79.9892.

How many ghost towns are in Anson County?

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

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