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Cave Alum Springs

Ghost town · Botetourt County, Virginia

Roanoke quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Roanoke quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cave Alum Springs is a ghost town in Botetourt County, Virginia. It is one of 7 former communities in Botetourt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cave Alum Springs as a historical populated place on the Daleville 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 37.3982° N, 79.9931° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDaleville
Elevation1,236 ft
Nearest living townHollins, VA
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1674371
Coordinates37.39819, -79.99310

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What's there now

Cave Alum Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hollins, VA (population 17,005), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,236 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 Cave Alum Springs?

Cave Alum Springs is in Botetourt County, Virginia, at 37.3982, -79.9931.

How many ghost towns are in Botetourt County?

Botetourt County, Virginia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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