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Haven

Ghost town · Mathews County, Virginia

Mathews quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Mathews quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Haven as a historical populated place on the Mathews 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 37.4382° N, 76.2844° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMathews
Elevation5 ft
Nearest living townMathews, VA
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1739099
Coordinates37.43819, -76.28439

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What's there now

Haven is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mathews, VA (population 1,145), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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