Grabtown, North Carolina

Grabtown (formerly, Quitsna, the name of a nearby settlement) is an unincorporated community in Johnston County, North Carolina. It lies at an elevation of 26 feet (8 m) at 35°57′26″N 77°01′59″W / 35.95722°N 77.03306°W / 35.95722; -77.03306.

Municipalities and communities of Johnston County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Smithfield

Towns	Archer Lodge Benson Clayton‡ Four Oaks Kenly‡ Micro Pine Level Princeton Selma Smithfield Wilson's Mills

Unincorporated communities	Cleveland Emit Flowers Grabtown Hocutts Crossroads Jordan McGee Crossroads Peacocks Crossroads Powhatan Stancils Chapel West Smithfield

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

It is home

to Tee's Chapel Church and "The Brogden Fire Department".

Grabtown, North Carolina (Johnston County)

Grabtown is a small tobacco farming community in Johnston County, North Carolina. Grabtown is nine miles southeast of Smithfield, at 35°25′34″N 78°15′47″W / 35.426°N 78.263°W / 35.426; -78.263.

"Grabtown" is also known as Brogden by Johnston County residents

This Grabtown was the birthplace of actress Ava Gardner and is mentioned in "Grabtown Girl", a biography of the star by Doris Cannon.

Municipalities and communities of Johnston County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Smithfield

Towns	Archer Lodge Benson Clayton‡ Four Oaks Kenly‡ Micro Pine Level Princeton Selma Smithfield Wilson's Mills

Unincorporated communities	Cleveland Emit Flowers Grabtown Hocutts Crossroads Jordan McGee Crossroads Peacocks Crossroads Powhatan Stancils Chapel West Smithfield

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grabtown, North Carolina

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