Ghost Towns in Virginia

Virginia has 279 ghost towns on record across 90 counties. Chesterfield County (11), Louisa County (11), Lee County (10) hold the most. Every entry below is placed from federal coordinates and lists its sources.

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• Abell
  Charlotte County
• Academy
  Prince George County
• Alka
  Dickenson County
• Almond
  Rockingham County
• Altoona Mines
  Pulaski County
• Amelia Springs
  Amelia County
• Appomattoc
  Chesterfield County
• Appomattox
  Appomattox County
• Arsenic Mine
  Floyd County
• Atwood
  Patrick County
• Bacons Quarters
  Gloucester County
• Baileyville
  Charlotte County

By county

• Chesterfield County 11
• Louisa County 11
• Lee County 10
• Wise County 9
• Stafford County 9
• Prince George County 7
• New Kent County 7
• Dinwiddie County 7
• Botetourt County 7
• Bedford County 7
• Dickenson County 6
• Gloucester County 6
• Franklin County 6
• Bath County 6
• Brunswick County 6
• Russell County 6
• Montgomery County 5
• Greene County 5
• Cumberland County 5
• Pittsylvania County 5
• Albemarle County 5
• Loudoun County 5
• Norfolk (city) County 5
• Rockingham County 4
• Pulaski County 4
• Amelia County 4
• Patrick County 4
• Lancaster County 4
• Sussex County 4
• Henrico County 4
• Giles County 4
• Appomattox County 3
• Caroline County 3
• Tazewell County 3
• Mecklenburg County 3
• Surry County 3
• Lunenburg County 3
• Rockbridge County 3
• Charlotte County 2
• Frederick County 2
• Roanoke County 2
• Highland County 2
• Richmond County 2
• Wythe County 2
• Middlesex County 2
• Craig County 2
• Campbell County 2
• Southampton County 2
• Nottoway County 2
• Westmoreland County 2
• Prince Edward County 2
• Fairfax County 2
• Augusta County 2
• Hanover County 2
• Fluvanna County 2
• Scott County 2
• Floyd County 1
• Northampton County 1
• Charlottesville County 1
• King William County 1
• Hopewell (city) County 1
• Suffolk (city) County 1
• Warren County 1
• Arlington County 1
• Buckingham County 1
• Charles City County 1
• Henry County 1
• Greensville County 1
• Fauquier County 1
• Accomack County 1
• Mathews County 1
• Buchanan County 1
• Powhatan County 1
• Prince William County 1
• Smyth County 1
• Halifax County 1
• Poquoson (city) County 1
• Essex County 1
• Virginia Beach (city) County 1
• Madison County 1
• Isle of Wight County 1
• Shenandoah County 1
• Roanoke (city) County 1
• Chesapeake (city) County 1
• Culpeper County 1
• Bland County 1
• Goochland County 1
• Northumberland County 1
• Orange County 1
• Washington County 1

All 279 ghost towns in Virginia

• Abell · Charlotte
• Academy · Prince George
• Alka · Dickenson
• Almond · Rockingham
• Altoona Mines · Pulaski
• Amelia Springs · Amelia
• Appomattoc · Chesterfield
• Appomattox · Appomattox
• Arsenic Mine · Floyd
• Atwood · Patrick
• Bacons Quarters · Gloucester
• Baileyville · Charlotte
• Bangs · Montgomery
• Beale · Caroline
• Beazley · Greene
• Beechwood · Wise
• Bend · Louisa
• Bevers Store · Tazewell
• Bloom · Frederick
• Bock · New Kent
• Bondurant · Lee
• Borthwick · Dinwiddie
• Boswell · Cumberland
• Botetourt · Botetourt
• Botetourt Springs · Roanoke
• Bowling Springs · Patrick
• Briarfield · Pittsylvania
• Bridgetown · Lancaster
• Broad Axe · Albemarle
• Brownsville · Northampton
• Brownton · Albemarle
• Buckeye · Highland
• Buckles · Lee
• Burkeston · Botetourt
• Burt · Sussex
• Bush Park · Cumberland
• Bushwood · Richmond
• Canada · Charlottesville
• Canepatch · Wise
• Cant · New Kent
• Catron · Wythe
• Cave Alum Springs · Botetourt
• Cedarmere · Greene
• Cheaden · Middlesex
• Chopawamsic · Stafford
• Chub · Sussex
• Church · Sussex
• Churchwood · Pulaski
• Cinquoteck · King William
• City Point · Hopewell (city)
• Claiborn · Franklin
• Clark · Pulaski
• Clark · Wise
• Clear Creek · Wise
• Clevilas · Bedford
• Coalboro · Chesterfield
• Coddyshore · Sussex
• Colina · Dinwiddie
• Comptons Bridge · Botetourt
• Concord · Gloucester
• Constances Warehouse · Suffolk (city)
• Coonsville · Bedford
• Cotman · Henrico
• Cowardin · Bath
• Craigs Creek · Craig
• Cranks · Louisa
• Cremona · Cumberland
• Crockett Spring · Montgomery
• Cumnberland · New Kent
• Cuzco · Louisa
• Dahlgren Junction · Stafford
• Dan River · Pittsylvania
• Dawsons Shop · Greene
• Daysville · Loudoun
• Deacon · Campbell
• Debusk · Dickenson
• Decatur · Stafford
• Decca · Albemarle
• Derby · Prince George
• Dispatch · New Kent
• Dixondale · Gloucester
• Downing · Warren
• Druid · Southampton
• Drumgoole · Brunswick
• Dunns · Bath
• Dunreath · Louisa
• Dunton Mill · Lancaster
• Dutton · Gloucester
• Eagle · Wythe
• East Arlington · Arlington
• Emmaus · Bedford
• Eppes Falls · Amelia
• Fancy Grove · Bedford
• Felicia · Franklin
• Felixville · Cumberland
• Fendley · Chesterfield
• Five Forks · Amelia
• Forbes · Buckingham
• Forest Hills · Montgomery
• Forkland · Nottoway
• Fort Lewis · Bath
• Fox Hall · Norfolk (city)
• Freetown · Charles City
• Friend · Prince George
• Fryes Store · Henry
• Garrisons Corners · Stafford
• Gaskins · Greensville
• Gays · Louisa
• Gayton · Henrico
• Germantown · Bath
• Glendale · Fauquier
• Glendoyle · Dinwiddie
• Goodloe · Lee
• Goodwins Ferry · Montgomery
• Gray Sulphur Springs · Giles
• Greenvale · Lancaster
• Greenwood · Bath
• Greta · Accomack
• Grizzle · Russell
• Haleford · Bedford
• Hales Ford · Franklin
• Harris · Louisa
• Harts · Westmoreland
• Haskinton · Mecklenburg
• Haven · Mathews
• Hendersonville · Nottoway
• Henricopolis · Henrico
• Holly · Chesterfield
• Howrytown · Botetourt
• Huckleberry · Dickenson
• Ibex · Dickenson
• Imperial · Lee
• Indian · Buchanan
• Ingersoll · Surry
• Jamestown · Prince Edward
• Jefferson · Powhatan
• Johnsons Mill · Lee
• Jonesboro · Brunswick
• Jordans Point · Prince George
• Judge · Dickenson
• Junta · Franklin
• Kempis · Amelia
• Kennons · Brunswick
• Kiser · Russell
• Koger · Patrick
• Krukrak · Stafford
• Laird · Dinwiddie
• Lasley · Louisa
• Laurel · Russell
• Laurel Hill · Lunenburg
• Lee · Lee
• Leona Mines · Lee
• Light · Frederick
• Locust Hill · Prince William
• Lonesome · Wise
• Longcreek · Louisa
• Longhollow · Smyth
• Longwood · Rockbridge
• Lorraine · Henrico
• Lukes Island · Richmond
• Lynchburg Mines · Botetourt
• Mallory · Louisa
• Mansfield · Louisa
• Marsailles · Halifax
• Masons Store · Russell
• Matchot · New Kent
• Matildaville · Fairfax
• Matoaca · Chesterfield
• McNutt · Augusta
• Mechanicsville · Louisa
• Merchants Hope · Prince George
• Messick · Poquoson (city)
• Middle Mountain · Craig
• Mill Branch · Lee
• Mineral · Appomattox
• Mohawk · Lee
• Monacan Town · Albemarle
• Monasukapanough · Albemarle
• Montgomery White Sulphur Springs · Montgomery
• Moomaw · Roanoke
• Mount Athos · Campbell
• Naples · Highland
• Netta · Brunswick
• New Town · Norfolk (city)
• Newton · Pittsylvania
• Newtown · Surry
• Nimcock · Essex
• Nokesville · Loudoun
• Non Intervention · Lunenburg
• North End · Virginia Beach (city)
• Nuttree · Chesterfield
• Ocre · Chesterfield
• Old Belle Fair · Stafford
• Old Furnace · Rockingham
• Old Pilot · Appomattox
• Oldenplace · Dinwiddie
• Oldrag · Madison
• Onville · Stafford
• Osbornes · Chesterfield
• Otter View · Bedford
• Palmetto · Patrick
• Pamunkey · Hanover
• Pardee · Wise
• Pates Field · Isle of Wight
• Paulington · Rockingham
• Peach Grove · Rockingham
• Perdue · Chesterfield
• Pine · Wise
• Pine Beach · Norfolk (city)
• Pond Gap · Augusta
• Powell · Pittsylvania
• Ramsey · Dickenson
• Rasawek · Fluvanna
• Red Banks · Shenandoah
• Reeves · Prince George
• Revistown · Brunswick
• Richardson · New Kent
• Riggs · Scott
• Robbins · Lee
• Robertsons · Bedford
• Rorer Mines · Roanoke (city)
• Ruxton · Norfolk (city)
• Sandy Bottom · Middlesex
• Santee · Caroline
• Sassin · Pulaski
• Sexton · Surry
• Shacklet · Stafford
• Shanklin · Bath
• Short · Wise
• Sign Pine · Chesapeake (city)
• Snelson · Hanover
• South Ridge · Culpeper
• Stange Mines · Bland
• Staytide · Giles
• Stokes · Goochland
• Sullivan · Greene
• Sulphur Spring · Tazewell
• Sunny Bank · Loudoun
• Sweepstakes · Southampton
• Tally · Cumberland
• Talpa · Prince George
• Tanners Cross Roads · Norfolk (city)
• Tauxenent · Fairfax
• Tazewell · Mecklenburg
• Tinker · Botetourt
• Trammel · Russell
• Trammeltown · Loudoun
• Tredway · Prince Edward
• Trice · Fluvanna
• Valaho · Scott
• Valley Front · Gloucester
• Vane · Wise
• Villa · Franklin
• Vineland · Brunswick
• Wabash · Giles
• Wakefield · Westmoreland
• Waldemar · Dinwiddie
• Walmsley · Stafford
• Walnut Point · Northumberland
• Wareham · Gloucester
• Wenonah · Giles
• Westboro · Dinwiddie
• Weyburn · Orange
• Wharton Grove · Lancaster
• Whitby · Mecklenburg
• Whiteoak · Pittsylvania
• Whites · Caroline
• Whites · New Kent
• Wilder · Russell
• Wilhoit · Greene
• Wilkie · Rockbridge
• Willard · Loudoun
• Wiseville · Chesterfield
• Wolfrun · Washington
• Wyatt · Franklin
• Yatesville · Lunenburg
• Youngs · Tazewell
• Zoar · Chesterfield
• Zollman · Rockbridge