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Daysville

Ghost town · Loudoun County, Virginia

Seneca quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
Seneca quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Daysville is a ghost town in Loudoun County, Virginia. It is one of 5 former communities in Loudoun County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Daysville as a historical populated place on the Sterling 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 39.0298° N, 77.4080° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSterling
Elevation311 ft
Nearest living townDulles Town Center, VA
Distance to it0.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1802829
Coordinates39.02983, -77.40804

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What's there now

Daysville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dulles Town Center, VA (population 5,541), about 0.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 311 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 Daysville?

Daysville is in Loudoun County, Virginia, at 39.0298, -77.4080.

How many ghost towns are in Loudoun County?

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

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