Robertsons
Ghost town · Bedford County, Virginia

Robertsons 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 Robertsons as a historical populated place on the Bedford 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 37.2893° N, 79.6061° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Bedford |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 934 ft |
| Nearest living town | Bedford, VA |
| Distance to it | 5.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1674893 |
| Coordinates | 37.28931, -79.60614 |
What's there now
Robertsons is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bedford, VA (population 6,703), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 934 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Emmausghost town · Bedford County · 4.6 mi
- Coonsvilleghost town · Bedford County · 4.7 mi
- Clevilasghost town · Bedford County · 7 mi
- Halefordghost town · Bedford County · 10.4 mi
- Fancy Groveghost town · Bedford County · 10.6 mi
- Otter Viewghost town · Bedford County · 12.1 mi
- Hales Fordghost town · Franklin County · 12.4 mi
- Lynchburg Minesghost town · Botetourt County · 14.1 mi
- Wyattghost town · Franklin County · 15.7 mi
- Feliciaghost town · Franklin County · 17.9 mi
- Botetourtghost town · Botetourt County · 18.4 mi
- Howrytownghost town · Botetourt County · 18.6 mi
Questions
Where is Robertsons?
Robertsons is in Bedford County, Virginia, at 37.2893, -79.6061.
How many ghost towns are in Bedford County?
Bedford County, Virginia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
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.