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South Ridge

Ghost town · Culpeper County, Virginia

Rapidan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500)
Rapidan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists South Ridge as a historical populated place on the Culpeper West 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 38.4548° N, 78.0161° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCulpeper West
Elevation473 ft
Nearest living townCulpeper, VA
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1497906
Coordinates38.45485, -78.01611

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What's there now

South Ridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Culpeper, VA (population 20,437), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 473 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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