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Oldrag

Ghost town · Madison County, Virginia

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

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oldrag as a historical populated place on the Old Rag Mountain 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 38.5571° N, 78.3322° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOld Rag Mountain
Elevation1,911 ft
Nearest living townSperryville, VA
Distance to it8.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1494596
Coordinates38.55707, -78.33223

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What's there now

Oldrag is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sperryville, VA (population 364), about 8.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,911 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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