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Beale

Ghost town · Caroline County, Virginia

Aylett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Aylett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Beale is a ghost town in Caroline County, Virginia. It is one of 3 former communities in Caroline County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Beale as a historical populated place on the Sparta 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 37.9890° N, 77.2439° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSparta
Elevation96 ft
Nearest living townBowling Green, VA
Distance to it7.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1739321
Coordinates37.98902, -77.24387

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What's there now

Beale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bowling Green, VA (population 1,455), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 96 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 Beale?

Beale is in Caroline County, Virginia, at 37.9890, -77.2439.

How many ghost towns are in Caroline County?

Caroline County, Virginia has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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