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Forbes

Ghost town · Buckingham County, Virginia

Pamplin City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Pamplin City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Forbes is a ghost town in Buckingham County, Virginia. It is the only former community in Buckingham County recorded on the federal names register, out of 279 across Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Forbes as a historical populated place on the Holiday Lake 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 37.4354° N, 78.6353° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHoliday Lake
Elevation687 ft
Nearest living townBuckingham Courthouse, VA
Distance to it9.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1690047
Coordinates37.43542, -78.63528

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What's there now

Forbes is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Buckingham Courthouse, VA (population 253), about 9.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 687 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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