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Canada

Ghost town · Charlottesville County, Virginia

University quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500)
University quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Canada is a ghost town in Charlottesville County, Virginia. It is the only former community in Charlottesville County recorded on the federal names register, out of 279 across Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Canada as a historical populated place: 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 38.0316° N, 78.5052° W.

Key facts

Elevation501 ft
Nearest living townUniversity of Virginia, VA
Distance to it0.9 miles
Coordinates38.03160, -78.50520

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What's there now

Canada is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is University of Virginia, VA (population 9,159), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 501 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Nau-Gibson Hall at the University of Virginia. This combined building, from this view, is also approximately where the former town of Canada, Virginia was locat
Nau-Gibson Hall at the University of Virginia. This combined building, from this view, is also approximately where the former town of Canada, Virginia was locat · Packer1028 / Wikimedia Commons · CC0

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