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About Cerro Gordo, NC

Cerro Gordo is a tiny rural community in Columbus County, about 30 miles northwest of Wilmington via US-74. With just over 300 residents, it sits among tobacco farms and pine forests in the Cape Fear River basin. Most visitors arrive from I-95 via Lumberton, then take US-74 east. The community's name means "fat hill" in Spanish, referencing a prominent rise that early settlers used as a navigation landmark.

Where is Cerro Gordo, NC on the map?

Cerro Gordo, NC is in United States, at 34.323, -78.929 - about 11 km west of Chadbourn, NC.

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The closest airport to Cerro Gordo, NC is Myrtle Beach International Airport, 95 km (about 1 h 34 min by car).

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