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Clark

Ghost town · Pulaski County, Virginia

Pulaski quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Pulaski quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clark 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 Clark as a historical populated place on the Pulaski 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 37.0168° N, 80.8745° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePulaski
Elevation2,230 ft
Nearest living townMax Meadows, VA
Distance to it5.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1501416
Coordinates37.01679, -80.87452

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What's there now

Clark is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Max Meadows, VA (population 582), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,230 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 Clark?

Clark is in Pulaski County, Virginia, at 37.0168, -80.8745.

How many ghost towns are in Pulaski County?

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

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