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Wenonah

Ghost town · Giles County, Virginia

Pearisburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500)
Pearisburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wenonah 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 Wenonah as a historical populated place on the Pearisburg 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 37.3412° N, 80.7492° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePearisburg
Elevation1,578 ft
Nearest living townPearisburg, VA
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1501399
Coordinates37.34123, -80.74924

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What's there now

Wenonah is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pearisburg, VA (population 2,864), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,578 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 Wenonah?

Wenonah is in Giles County, Virginia, at 37.3412, -80.7492.

How many ghost towns are in Giles County?

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

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