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Rusk

Ghost town · Surry County, North Carolina

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

Rusk 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 Rusk as a historical populated place on the Elkin North 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 36.2899° N, 80.7623° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleElkin North
Elevation1,067 ft
Nearest living townBoonville, NC
Distance to it4.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1731652
Coordinates36.28986, -80.76229

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What's there now

Rusk is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Boonville, NC (population 1,502), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,067 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 Rusk?

Rusk is in Surry County, North Carolina, at 36.2899, -80.7623.

How many ghost towns are in Surry County?

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

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