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Seagles Store

Ghost town · Lincoln County, North Carolina

Banoak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Banoak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Seagles Store is a ghost town in Lincoln County, North Carolina. It is one of 8 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Seagles Store as a historical populated place on the Banoak 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 35.5401° N, 81.4006° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBanoak
Elevation954 ft
Nearest living townBelwood, NC
Distance to it8.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1001681
Coordinates35.54013, -81.40064

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What's there now

Seagles Store is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Belwood, NC (population 928), about 8.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 954 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 Seagles Store?

Seagles Store is in Lincoln County, North Carolina, at 35.5401, -81.4006.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County, North Carolina has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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