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Altoona Mines

Ghost town · Pulaski County, Virginia

Pulaski quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Pulaski quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Altoona Mines is a ghost town in Pulaski County, Virginia. It is one of 4 former communities in Pulaski County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Altoona Mines as a historical populated place on the Pulaski topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.0821° N, 80.8684° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePulaski
Elevation2,303 ft
Nearest living townPulaski, VA
Distance to it6.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1501401
Coordinates37.08206, -80.86841

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What's there now

Altoona Mines is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pulaski, VA (population 8,937), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,303 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Altoona Mines?

Altoona Mines is in Pulaski County, Virginia, at 37.0821, -80.8684.

How many ghost towns are in Pulaski County?

Pulaski County, Virginia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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