Lost Cove is a ghost town located above a river that is how long?
Lost Cove, North Carolina 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. 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. 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 laying in a ditch, and the three houses that remain.
Lost toponym A lost toponym is a name given to a place which is no longer known or identifiable. For example, in 1618 the crew of the "Mauritius" explored a river in north-western Australia, which they named "Willems Revier" ("Willem's River"). However it is not now known which river they explored, so "Willems River" cannot be placed on a present-day map. "Willems River" is therefore a lost toponym.