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Dawsons Shop

Ghost town · Greene County, Virginia

Madison quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1930, 1:62,500)
Madison quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1930, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dawsons Shop is a ghost town in Greene County, Virginia. It is one of 5 former communities in Greene County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dawsons Shop as a historical populated place on the Stanardsville 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 38.3110° N, 78.4236° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStanardsville
Elevation609 ft
Nearest living townStanardsville, VA
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1706340
Coordinates38.31096, -78.42362

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What's there now

Dawsons Shop is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stanardsville, VA (population 473), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 609 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 Dawsons Shop?

Dawsons Shop is in Greene County, Virginia, at 38.3110, -78.4236.

How many ghost towns are in Greene County?

Greene County, Virginia has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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