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Sedges Garden

Ghost town · Forsyth County, North Carolina

Walkertown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Walkertown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sedges Garden is a ghost town in Forsyth County, North Carolina. It is one of 4 former communities in Forsyth County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sedges Garden as a historical populated place on the Walkertown 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 36.1896° N, 80.2192° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWalkertown
Elevation966 ft
Nearest living townWalkertown, NC
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1005522
Coordinates36.18958, -80.21921

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What's there now

Sedges Garden is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Walkertown, NC (population 5,793), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 966 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 Sedges Garden?

Sedges Garden is in Forsyth County, North Carolina, at 36.1896, -80.2192.

How many ghost towns are in Forsyth County?

Forsyth County, North Carolina has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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