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Gaskins

Ghost town · Greensville County, Virginia

Arringdale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
Arringdale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gaskins as a historical populated place on the Claresville 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 36.5715° N, 77.4055° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleClaresville
Elevation75 ft
Nearest living townSeaboard, NC
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1500984
Coordinates36.57154, -77.40553

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What's there now

Gaskins is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Seaboard, NC (population 624), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 75 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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