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Clark

Ghost town · Wise County, Virginia

Big Stone Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500)
Big Stone Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clark is a ghost town in Wise County, Virginia. It is one of 9 former communities in Wise County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th 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 Appalachia 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 36.9979° N, 82.7513° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAppalachia
Elevation2,089 ft
Nearest living townDunbar, VA
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1496598
Coordinates36.99788, -82.75127

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What's there now

Clark is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dunbar, VA (population 51), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,089 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 Wise County, Virginia, at 36.9979, -82.7513.

How many ghost towns are in Wise County?

Wise County, Virginia has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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