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Felicia

Ghost town · Franklin County, Virginia

Boones Mill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Boones Mill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Felicia is a ghost town in Franklin County, Virginia. It is one of 6 former communities in Franklin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Felicia as a historical populated place on the Redwood 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 37.0599° N, 79.7575° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRedwood
Elevation843 ft
Nearest living townUnion Hall, VA
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID1494794
Coordinates37.05986, -79.75753

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What's there now

Felicia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Union Hall, VA (population 1,468), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 843 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 Felicia?

Felicia is in Franklin County, Virginia, at 37.0599, -79.7575.

How many ghost towns are in Franklin County?

Franklin County, Virginia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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