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Deacon

Ghost town · Campbell County, Virginia

Lynchburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Lynchburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Deacon is a ghost town in Campbell County, Virginia. It is one of 2 former communities in Campbell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Deacon as a historical populated place on the Kelly 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 37.4065° N, 79.0611° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKelly
Elevation500 ft
Nearest living townMadison Heights, VA
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID1674936
Coordinates37.40653, -79.06113

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What's there now

Deacon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Madison Heights, VA (population 10,398), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 500 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Deacon?

Deacon is in Campbell County, Virginia, at 37.4065, -79.0611.

How many ghost towns are in Campbell County?

Campbell County, Virginia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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