Old Town
Old Town is a former unincorporated community in North Carolina which was annexed by Winston-Salem. It was located near Bethania, Tobaccoville, and Pfafftown along NC 67.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: settlement in the US
- Also known as: “Bethabara” and “Old Town, Forsyth County, North Carolina”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bethabara Moravian Church and John Jacob Schaub House.
Bethabara Moravian Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bethabara Moravian Church is a Protestant congregation of the Moravian Church located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded as the first Moravian settlement in North Carolina on November 17, 1753, Bethabara served as the center of Moravian work in the South until 1766. Bethabara Moravian Church is situated 2½ miles southeast of Old Town.
John Jacob Schaub House
House
John Jacob Schaub House is a historic home located in C. G. Hill Memorial Park at Pfafftown, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was built in 1829–1830, and is a two-story, two bay by two bay, single pile brick dwelling. John Jacob Schaub House is situated 2½ miles west of Old Town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bethania and Pfafftown.
Bethania
Village
Bethania is the oldest municipality in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, and was most recently incorporated in 1995, upon the reactivation of the original 1838/1839 town charter.
Pfafftown
Pfafftown is an unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States which has been partially annexed into the cities of Winston-Salem in Forsyth County and Lewisville, also in Forsyth County.Stanleyville
Hamlet
Stanleyville is an unincorporated community between northern Winston-Salem and Rural Hall in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. Most of the community has been annexed by Winston-Salem. Stanleyville is situated 4 miles northeast of Old Town.
Old Town
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Winston Township, Forsyth County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.16625° or 36° 9′ 59″ northLongitude
-80.33366° or 80° 20′ 1″ westElevation
869 feet (265 metres)Open location code
868X5M88+FGOpenStreetMap ID
node 153995104OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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