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Nimcock

Ghost town · Essex County, Virginia

Morattico quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
Morattico quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nimcock is a ghost town in Essex County, Virginia. It is the only former community in Essex County recorded on the federal names register, out of 279 across Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nimcock as a historical populated place on the Morattico 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 37.7826° N, 76.6936° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMorattico
Elevation23 ft
Nearest living townUrbanna, VA
Distance to it11.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1739449
Coordinates37.78264, -76.69357

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What's there now

Nimcock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Urbanna, VA (population 460), about 11.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 23 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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