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Indian

Ghost town · Buchanan County, Virginia

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

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Indian as a historical populated place on the Duty 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 37.1101° N, 82.1574° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDuty
Elevation1,441 ft
Nearest living townVansant, VA
Distance to it9.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1497456
Coordinates37.11011, -82.15736

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What's there now

Indian is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Vansant, VA (population 367), about 9.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,441 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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