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Hendersonville

Ghost town · Nottoway County, Virginia

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

Hendersonville is a ghost town in Nottoway County, Virginia. It is one of 2 former communities in Nottoway County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 49th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hendersonville as a historical populated place on the Crewe East 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 37.1457° N, 78.0875° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCrewe East
Elevation449 ft
Nearest living townNottoway Court House, VA
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1493920
Coordinates37.14571, -78.08750

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What's there now

Hendersonville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nottoway Court House, VA (population 96), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 449 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 Hendersonville?

Hendersonville is in Nottoway County, Virginia, at 37.1457, -78.0875.

How many ghost towns are in Nottoway County?

Nottoway County, Virginia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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