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Waldemar

Ghost town · Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Dinwiddie quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000)
Dinwiddie quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Waldemar is a ghost town in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It is one of 7 former communities in Dinwiddie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Waldemar as a historical populated place on the Dinwiddie 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 37.0076° N, 77.5230° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDinwiddie
Elevation160 ft
Nearest living townDinwiddie, VA
Distance to it6.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1690831
Coordinates37.00765, -77.52304

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What's there now

Waldemar is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dinwiddie, VA (population 407), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 160 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 Waldemar?

Waldemar is in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, at 37.0076, -77.5230.

How many ghost towns are in Dinwiddie County?

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

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