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Tinker

Ghost town · Botetourt County, Virginia

Salem quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Salem quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tinker is a ghost town in Botetourt County, Virginia. It is one of 7 former communities in Botetourt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tinker as a historical populated place on the Catawba 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 37.4537° N, 80.0139° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCatawba
Elevation1,421 ft
Nearest living townDaleville, VA
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1674372
Coordinates37.45374, -80.01393

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What's there now

Tinker is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Daleville, VA (population 3,166), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,421 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Tinker?

Tinker is in Botetourt County, Virginia, at 37.4537, -80.0139.

How many ghost towns are in Botetourt County?

Botetourt County, Virginia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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