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Wareham

Ghost town · Gloucester County, Virginia

Williamsburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Williamsburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wareham is a ghost town in Gloucester County, Virginia. It is one of 6 former communities in Gloucester County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wareham as a historical populated place on the Gloucester 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 37.4743° N, 76.5461° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGloucester
Elevation79 ft
Nearest living townGloucester Courthouse, VA
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID1761593
Coordinates37.47431, -76.54606

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What's there now

Wareham is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gloucester Courthouse, VA (population 3,509), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 79 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 Wareham?

Wareham is in Gloucester County, Virginia, at 37.4743, -76.5461.

How many ghost towns are in Gloucester County?

Gloucester County, Virginia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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