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Lynchburg Mines

Ghost town · Botetourt County, Virginia

Roanoke quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Roanoke quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lynchburg Mines is a ghost town in Botetourt County, Virginia. It is one of 7 former communities in Botetourt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lynchburg Mines as a historical populated place on the Villamont 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 37.3924° N, 79.8284° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleVillamont
Elevation1,446 ft
Nearest living townBlue Ridge, VA
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1674365
Coordinates37.39236, -79.82837

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What's there now

Lynchburg Mines is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Blue Ridge, VA (population 3,112), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,446 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 Lynchburg Mines?

Lynchburg Mines is in Botetourt County, Virginia, at 37.3924, -79.8284.

How many ghost towns are in Botetourt County?

Botetourt County, Virginia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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