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City Point

Ghost town · Hopewell (city) County, Virginia

Bermuda Hundred quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500)
Bermuda Hundred quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

City Point is a ghost town in Hopewell (city) County, Virginia. It is the only former community in Hopewell (city) County recorded on the federal names register, out of 279 across Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists City Point as a historical populated place on the Hopewell 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 37.3168° N, 77.2775° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHopewell
Elevation47 ft
Nearest living townHopewell, VA
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1829138
Coordinates37.31682, -77.27748

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What's there now

City Point is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hopewell, VA (population 22,944), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 47 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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