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Claiborn

Ghost town · Franklin County, Virginia

Boones Mill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Boones Mill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Claiborn is a ghost town in Franklin County, Virginia. It is one of 6 former communities in Franklin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Claiborn as a historical populated place on the Boones Mill 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 37.0026° N, 79.9431° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBoones Mill
Elevation1,174 ft
Nearest living townRocky Mount, VA
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1494792
Coordinates37.00264, -79.94309

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What's there now

Claiborn is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rocky Mount, VA (population 4,926), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,174 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 Claiborn?

Claiborn is in Franklin County, Virginia, at 37.0026, -79.9431.

How many ghost towns are in Franklin County?

Franklin County, Virginia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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