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Bridgetown

Ghost town · Lancaster County, Virginia

Morattico quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
Morattico quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bridgetown is a ghost town in Lancaster County, Virginia. It is one of 4 former communities in Lancaster County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bridgetown as a historical populated place on the Lively 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 37.8104° N, 76.5425° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLively
Elevation90 ft
Nearest living townLancaster, VA
Distance to it6.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1778994
Coordinates37.81042, -76.54245

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What's there now

Bridgetown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lancaster, VA (population 22), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 90 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 Bridgetown?

Bridgetown is in Lancaster County, Virginia, at 37.8104, -76.5425.

How many ghost towns are in Lancaster County?

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

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