Abandoned Record
About Cape Lookout Village Historic District
Cape Lookout Village Historic District is a national historic district located near Core Banks, Carteret County, North Carolina. It encompasses 20 contributing buildings 1 contributing site, and 6 contributing structures in Cape Lookout Village.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Cape Lookout Village Historic District, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Cape Lookout Village Historic District is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Cape Lookout Village Historic District
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1951 Cape Lookout sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Beaufort sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Beaufort sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Beaufort sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Morehead City sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Morehead City sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Cape Lookout Village Historic District
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our North Carolina index.
- Diamond City2.3 mi N · Carteret
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Cape Lookout Village Historic District": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q18148816.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).