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Ghost town · Prince George County, Virginia

Petersburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500)
Petersburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Friend is a ghost town in Prince George County, Virginia. It is one of 7 former communities in Prince George County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Friend as a historical populated place on the Prince George 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 37.2418° N, 77.3214° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePrince George
Elevation103 ft
Nearest living townFort Lee, VA
Distance to it0.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1739891
Coordinates37.24182, -77.32137

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What's there now

Friend is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fort Lee, VA (population 8,318), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 103 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 Friend?

Friend is in Prince George County, Virginia, at 37.2418, -77.3214.

How many ghost towns are in Prince George County?

Prince George County, Virginia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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