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Wabash

Ghost town · Giles County, Virginia

Radford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500)
Radford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wabash is a ghost town in Giles County, Virginia. It is one of 4 former communities in Giles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wabash as a historical populated place on the Staffordsville 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 37.2285° N, 80.7398° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStaffordsville
Elevation1,814 ft
Nearest living townParrott, VA
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID1501398
Coordinates37.22846, -80.73979

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What's there now

Wabash is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Parrott, VA (population 414), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,814 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 Wabash?

Wabash is in Giles County, Virginia, at 37.2285, -80.7398.

How many ghost towns are in Giles County?

Giles County, Virginia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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