Wayfarrow

Merchants Hope

Ghost town · Prince George County, Virginia

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

Merchants Hope is a ghost town in Prince George County, Virginia. It is one of 7 former communities in Prince George County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Merchants Hope as a historical populated place on the Westover 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 37.2657° N, 77.2028° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWestover
Elevation117 ft
Nearest living townPrince George, VA
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1739913
Coordinates37.26570, -77.20275

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Merchants Hope is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Prince George, VA (population 2,066), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 117 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Merchants Hope?

Merchants Hope is in Prince George County, Virginia, at 37.2657, -77.2028.

How many ghost towns are in Prince George County?

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

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.