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Walnut Point

Ghost town · Northumberland County, Virginia

Heathsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
Heathsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Walnut Point is a ghost town in Northumberland County, Virginia. It is the only former community in Northumberland County recorded on the federal names register, out of 279 across Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Walnut Point as a historical populated place on the Heathsville 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 37.9849° N, 76.4636° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHeathsville
Elevation1 ft
Nearest living townHeathsville, VA
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1760857
Coordinates37.98485, -76.46356

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What's there now

Walnut Point is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Heathsville, VA (population 101), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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