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Lost Cove, North Carolina | |
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  Lost Cove Location within the state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°4′15″N 82°24′08″W / 36.07083°N 82.40222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Yancey |
| Established | ~1861 |
| Named for | Local legend stating that the area was not claimed by North Carolina or Tennessee[1] |
| Elevation | 1,795[2] ft (996 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28714 |
| Area code | 828 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1021291[2] |
Lost Cove is a ghost town in Yancey County, North Carolina. The town was first settled by Morgan Bailey shortly before the Civil War. The town is located in the Poplar Gorge above the Nolichucky River on the Tennessee-North Carolina border.[3] Originally, the settlement was supported by logging, railroading, moonshine-making, and farming industries. Several factors contributed to the town's abandonment including rough terrain, isolation, and the end of passenger railroad stops. In 1957, the last family left Lost Cove, leaving it deserted.[4] Fires in 2007 burned most of the structures down. Today, the town is still accessible to those willing to hike. Visitors to the area come to see the cemetery, Swin Miller's rusted Chevy still lying in a ditch, and the three houses that remain.[5]
- ^ "Lost Cove: The forgotten town hidden above the hills of Unicoi County". WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather. March 17, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "Lost Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ http://www.unclejohnnys.net/lostcove.html
- ^ "Lost Cove – Ghost Town in the National Forest". January 22, 2013.
- ^ http://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3508&context=etd [bare URL PDF]