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Poyners Hill

Ghost town · Currituck County, North Carolina

Barco quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Barco quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Poyners Hill as a historical populated place on the Mossey Islands 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 36.2741° N, 75.7960° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMossey Islands
Elevation9 ft
Nearest living townGrandy, NC
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1002436
Coordinates36.27405, -75.79602

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What's there now

Poyners Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grandy, NC (population 2,443), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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