Wayfarrow

Bend

Ghost town · Louisa County, Virginia

Partlow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:24,000)
Partlow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bend is a ghost town in Louisa County, Virginia. It is one of 11 former communities in Louisa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bend as a historical populated place on the Lake Anna East 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 38.0054° N, 77.7455° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLake Anna East
Elevation271 ft
Nearest living townMineral, VA
Distance to it8.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1494673
Coordinates38.00542, -77.74555

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Bend is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mineral, VA (population 599), about 8.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 271 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Bend?

Bend is in Louisa County, Virginia, at 38.0054, -77.7455.

How many ghost towns are in Louisa County?

Louisa County, Virginia has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.