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Kennons

Ghost town · Brunswick County, Virginia

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

Kennons is a ghost town in Brunswick County, Virginia. It is one of 6 former communities in Brunswick County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kennons as a historical populated place on the Valentines 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 36.5607° N, 77.8528° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleValentines
Elevation257 ft
Nearest living townGasburg, VA
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1493997
Coordinates36.56070, -77.85277

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What's there now

Kennons is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gasburg, VA (population 501), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 257 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 Kennons?

Kennons is in Brunswick County, Virginia, at 36.5607, -77.8528.

How many ghost towns are in Brunswick County?

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

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