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Stange Mines

Ghost town · Bland County, Virginia

Pulaski quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Pulaski quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stange Mines is a ghost town in Bland County, Virginia. It is the only former community in Bland County recorded on the federal names register, out of 279 across Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stange Mines as a historical populated place on the Mechanicsburg 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 37.2037° N, 80.9342° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMechanicsburg
Elevation2,975 ft
Nearest living townMechanicsburg, VA
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1494658
Coordinates37.20373, -80.93425

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What's there now

Stange Mines is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mechanicsburg, VA (population 54), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,975 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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