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Locust Hill

Ghost town · Prince William County, Virginia

Quantico quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500)
Quantico quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Locust Hill is a ghost town in Prince William County, Virginia. It is the only former community in Prince William County recorded on the federal names register, out of 279 across Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Locust Hill as a historical populated place on the Independent Hill 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 38.6537° N, 77.4911° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIndependent Hill
Elevation245 ft
Nearest living townIndependent Hill, VA
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1761039
Coordinates38.65373, -77.49110

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What's there now

Locust Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Independent Hill, VA (population 10,217), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 245 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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