Wayfarrow

Riggs

Ghost town · Scott County, Virginia

Wise quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
Wise quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Riggs is a ghost town in Scott County, Virginia. It is one of 2 former communities in Scott County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 56th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Riggs as a historical populated place on the East Stone Gap 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 36.7618° N, 82.6490° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEast Stone Gap
Elevation1,307 ft
Nearest living townClinchport, VA
Distance to it7.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1498164
Coordinates36.76176, -82.64905

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Riggs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clinchport, VA (population 61), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,307 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Riggs?

Riggs is in Scott County, Virginia, at 36.7618, -82.6490.

How many ghost towns are in Scott County?

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

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.