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Churchwood

Ghost town · Pulaski County, Virginia

Radford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500)
Radford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Churchwood is a ghost town in Pulaski County, Virginia. It is one of 4 former communities in Pulaski County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Churchwood as a historical populated place on the Radford North 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 37.2007° N, 80.6095° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRadford North
Elevation1,705 ft
Nearest living townBelspring, VA
Distance to it0.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1501443
Coordinates37.20068, -80.60951

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What's there now

Churchwood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Belspring, VA (population 191), about 0.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,705 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 Churchwood?

Churchwood is in Pulaski County, Virginia, at 37.2007, -80.6095.

How many ghost towns are in Pulaski County?

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

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