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Pates Field

Ghost town · Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Yorktown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Yorktown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pates Field is a ghost town in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. It is the only former community in Isle of Wight County recorded on the federal names register, out of 279 across Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pates Field as a historical populated place on the Mulberry Island 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 37.0099° N, 76.6066° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMulberry Island
Elevation37 ft
Nearest living townSmithfield, VA
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1740040
Coordinates37.00987, -76.60662

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What's there now

Pates Field is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Smithfield, VA (population 8,729), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 37 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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