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Cuzco

Ghost town · Louisa County, Virginia

Mineral quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:24,000)
Mineral quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cuzco is a ghost town in Louisa County, Virginia. It is one of 11 former communities in Louisa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cuzco as a historical populated place on the Mineral 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 38.0382° N, 77.8869° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMineral
Elevation432 ft
Nearest living townMineral, VA
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1494681
Coordinates38.03819, -77.88694

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What's there now

Cuzco is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mineral, VA (population 599), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 432 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 Cuzco?

Cuzco is in Louisa County, Virginia, at 38.0382, -77.8869.

How many ghost towns are in Louisa County?

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

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