Ceramic Ghost Town
Stokes County, North Carolina36.3067, -80.0856
Can you visit?
Likely private land
Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first
- Nearest town
- 3.2 miWalnut Cove, NC
- Mild months
- Mar–Nov9 of 12
- Next ghost town
- 79 miHowrytown
Ceramic is a former settlement in Stokes County, North Carolina, listed among the ghost towns of North Carolina.
On the map
- Private or unlisted
Star: Ceramic. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Walnut Cove, NC, about 3.2 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Winston-Salem, NC, 17 miles away.
Ghost towns nearby
- Howrytown79 mi north
- Lignite91 mi north
- Mercers Saltworks92 mi northwest
- Junta93 mi northwest
- Mortimer96 mi west
- Warford96 mi northwest
- Goodwill98 mi northwest
- Egypt99 mi north
Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.
Who owns the land
Private or unlisted land
The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.
The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.
Weather by month
Mild months here run March to November, judging by NOAA normals from Danbury. July brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to March.
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Danbury station (USC00312238), 10 miles away. About 47.6 inches of precipitation a year.
Facts
| Location | Stokes County, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36.30667, -80.08556 |
| Also known as | Ceramic, North Carolina, Ceramic, NC |
| Sources | Wikidata Q5063645 · Wikipedia article |
Questions
Where is Ceramic ghost town?
In Stokes County, North Carolina, at 36.3067, -80.0856. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Walnut Cove, NC, about 3.2 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Winston-Salem, NC, 17 miles away.
Can you visit Ceramic?
Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.
When is the best time to visit Ceramic?
Mild months here run March to November, judging by NOAA normals from Danbury. July brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to March.
