Tally
Ghost town · Cumberland County, Virginia

Tally is a ghost town in Cumberland County, Virginia. It is one of 5 former communities in Cumberland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tally as a historical populated place on the Whiteville 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 37.5704° N, 78.2400° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Whiteville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 257 ft |
| Nearest living town | Cumberland, VA |
| Distance to it | 5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1493948 |
| Coordinates | 37.57043, -78.24000 |
What's there now
Tally is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cumberland, VA (population 291), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 257 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Trent's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cumberland County · 2.9 mi
- Bush Parkghost town · Cumberland County · 7.1 mi
- Boswellghost town · Cumberland County · 8.7 mi
- Felixvilleghost town · Cumberland County · 8.8 mi
- Cremonaghost town · Cumberland County · 11.2 mi
- Stokesghost town · Goochland County · 12.2 mi
- Rasawekghost town · Fluvanna County · 13.1 mi
- Jeffersonghost town · Powhatan County · 16.5 mi
- Jamestownghost town · Prince Edward County · 17.2 mi
- Amelia Springsghost town · Amelia County · 18.2 mi
- Five Forksghost town · Amelia County · 21.8 mi
- Forbesghost town · Buckingham County · 23.6 mi
Questions
Where is Tally?
Tally is in Cumberland County, Virginia, at 37.5704, -78.2400.
How many ghost towns are in Cumberland County?
Cumberland County, Virginia has 5 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.