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Mount Athos

Ghost town · Campbell County, Virginia

Lynchburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Lynchburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mount Athos is a ghost town in Campbell County, Virginia. It is one of 2 former communities in Campbell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mount Athos as a historical populated place on the Kelly 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 37.3876° N, 79.0442° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKelly
Elevation754 ft
Nearest living townConcord, VA
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1477007
Coordinates37.38764, -79.04419

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What's there now

Mount Athos is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Concord, VA (population 1,367), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 754 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 Mount Athos?

Mount Athos is in Campbell County, Virginia, at 37.3876, -79.0442.

How many ghost towns are in Campbell County?

Campbell County, Virginia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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