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Bevers Store

Ghost town · Tazewell County, Virginia

Pounding Mill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Pounding Mill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bevers Store is a ghost town in Tazewell County, Virginia. It is one of 3 former communities in Tazewell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bevers Store as a historical populated place on the Amonate 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 37.1487° N, 81.6484° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAmonate
Elevation1,813 ft
Nearest living townPounding Mill, VA
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID1497604
Coordinates37.14873, -81.64844

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What's there now

Bevers Store is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pounding Mill, VA (population 235), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,813 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 Bevers Store?

Bevers Store is in Tazewell County, Virginia, at 37.1487, -81.6484.

How many ghost towns are in Tazewell County?

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

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