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Dunreath

Ghost town · Louisa County, Virginia

Columbia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500)
Columbia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dunreath 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 Dunreath as a historical populated place on the Ferncliff 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 37.9860° N, 78.0017° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFerncliff
Elevation391 ft
Nearest living townLouisa, VA
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1494683
Coordinates37.98597, -78.00166

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What's there now

Dunreath is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Louisa, VA (population 2,249), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 391 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 Dunreath?

Dunreath is in Louisa County, Virginia, at 37.9860, -78.0017.

How many ghost towns are in Louisa County?

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

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