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Otter View

Ghost town · Bedford County, Virginia

Moneta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Moneta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Otter View is a ghost town in Bedford County, Virginia. It is one of 7 former communities in Bedford County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Otter View as a historical populated place on the Smith Mountain Dam 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 37.1168° N, 79.5706° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSmith Mountain Dam
Elevation989 ft
Nearest living townNorth Shore, VA
Distance to it4.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1674884
Coordinates37.11681, -79.57059

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What's there now

Otter View is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is North Shore, VA (population 3,708), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 989 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 Otter View?

Otter View is in Bedford County, Virginia, at 37.1168, -79.5706.

How many ghost towns are in Bedford County?

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

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