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Wolfville

Ghost town · Union County, North Carolina

Catawba NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Catawba NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wolfville is a ghost town in Union County, North Carolina. It is one of 3 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wolfville as a historical populated place on the Catawba 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 34.9532° N, 80.7540° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCatawba NE
Elevation501 ft
Nearest living townWaxhaw, NC
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1002295
Coordinates34.95320, -80.75396

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What's there now

Wolfville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Waxhaw, NC (population 21,565), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 501 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 Wolfville?

Wolfville is in Union County, North Carolina, at 34.9532, -80.7540.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

Union County, North Carolina has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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