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Fendley

Ghost town · Chesterfield County, Virginia

Beach quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000)
Beach quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fendley is a ghost town in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It is one of 11 former communities in Chesterfield County on the federal names register. No county in Virginia has more among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fendley as a historical populated place on the Beach 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 37.3718° N, 77.5594° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBeach
Elevation269 ft
Nearest living townMeadowbrook, VA
Distance to it6.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1760154
Coordinates37.37182, -77.55943

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What's there now

Fendley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Meadowbrook, VA (population 20,383), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 269 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 Fendley?

Fendley is in Chesterfield County, Virginia, at 37.3718, -77.5594.

How many ghost towns are in Chesterfield County?

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

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