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Bowling Springs

Ghost town · Patrick County, Virginia

Critz quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500)
Critz quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bowling Springs is a ghost town in Patrick County, Virginia. It is one of 4 former communities in Patrick County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bowling Springs as a historical populated place on the Patrick Springs 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 36.7224° N, 80.2387° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePatrick Springs
Elevation1,492 ft
Nearest living townStuart, VA
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1497936
Coordinates36.72236, -80.23866

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What's there now

Bowling Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stuart, VA (population 1,681), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,492 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 Bowling Springs?

Bowling Springs is in Patrick County, Virginia, at 36.7224, -80.2387.

How many ghost towns are in Patrick County?

Patrick County, Virginia has 4 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.