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Greenwood

Ghost town · Bath County, Virginia

Falling Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:24,000)
Falling Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Greenwood is a ghost town in Bath County, Virginia. It is one of 6 former communities in Bath County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Greenwood as a historical populated place on the Falling Spring 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 37.9543° N, 79.9656° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFalling Spring
Elevation1,567 ft
Nearest living townHot Springs, VA
Distance to it8.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1673649
Coordinates37.95429, -79.96561

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What's there now

Greenwood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hot Springs, VA (population 540), about 8.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,567 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 Greenwood?

Greenwood is in Bath County, Virginia, at 37.9543, -79.9656.

How many ghost towns are in Bath County?

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

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