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Kiser

Ghost town · Russell County, Virginia

Carterton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Carterton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kiser is a ghost town in Russell County, Virginia. It is one of 6 former communities in Russell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kiser as a historical populated place on the Carbo 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 36.9251° N, 82.1776° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCarbo
Elevation1,933 ft
Nearest living townCleveland, VA
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1497544
Coordinates36.92511, -82.17764

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What's there now

Kiser is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cleveland, VA (population 346), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,933 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 Kiser?

Kiser is in Russell County, Virginia, at 36.9251, -82.1776.

How many ghost towns are in Russell County?

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

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