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Coalboro

Ghost town · Chesterfield County, Virginia

Winterpock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000)
Winterpock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Coalboro is a ghost town in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It is one of 11 former communities in Chesterfield County on the federal names register. No county in Virginia has more among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Coalboro as a historical populated place on the Winterpock 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 37.3710° N, 77.7011° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWinterpock
Elevation291 ft
Nearest living townWoodlake, VA
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1760050
Coordinates37.37098, -77.70111

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What's there now

Coalboro is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Woodlake, VA (population 7,373), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 291 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 Coalboro?

Coalboro is in Chesterfield County, Virginia, at 37.3710, -77.7011.

How many ghost towns are in Chesterfield County?

Chesterfield County, Virginia has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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