Abandoned Record
About Wood
Wood (formerly, Wood's Store) is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Franklin County, North Carolina, United States, on North Carolina Highway 561 east of Centerville. Settled in 1893, Wood was incorporated as a town in 1917.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Wood, 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 Wood is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Wood
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.
- 1953 Greensboro sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Greensboro sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Greensboro sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Greensboro sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Centerville sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Henderson sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1991 Henderson 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.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Wood": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Wood, North Carolina": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q8032141.
- USGS GNIS 1024413.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).