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Williams Cross Roads

Ghost town · Columbus County, North Carolina

Chadbourn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500)
Chadbourn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Williams Cross Roads is a ghost town in Columbus County, North Carolina. It is one of 2 former communities in Columbus County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Williams Cross Roads as a historical populated place on the Chadbourn NE 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 34.4532° N, 78.8256° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChadbourn NE
Elevation116 ft
Nearest living townEvergreen, NC
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1006408
Coordinates34.45322, -78.82558

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What's there now

Williams Cross Roads is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Evergreen, NC (population 381), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 116 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 Williams Cross Roads?

Williams Cross Roads is in Columbus County, North Carolina, at 34.4532, -78.8256.

How many ghost towns are in Columbus County?

Columbus County, North Carolina has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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