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Roper

Ghost town · Anson County, North Carolina

Aquadale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Aquadale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Roper 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 Roper as a historical populated place on the Aquadale 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 35.1574° N, 80.1642° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAquadale
Elevation228 ft
Nearest living townAnsonville, NC
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1002154
Coordinates35.15737, -80.16423

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What's there now

Roper is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ansonville, NC (population 578), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 228 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 Roper?

Roper is in Anson County, North Carolina, at 35.1574, -80.1642.

How many ghost towns are in Anson County?

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

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