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Tindallsville

Ghost town · Anson County, North Carolina

Lilesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Lilesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tindallsville 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 Tindallsville as a historical populated place on the Lilesville 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 34.9657° N, 79.9353° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLilesville
Elevation496 ft
Nearest living townLilesville, NC
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1002145
Coordinates34.96571, -79.93534

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What's there now

Tindallsville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lilesville, NC (population 791), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 496 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 Tindallsville?

Tindallsville is in Anson County, North Carolina, at 34.9657, -79.9353.

How many ghost towns are in Anson County?

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

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