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Wharton Grove

Ghost town · Lancaster County, Virginia

Kilmarnock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Kilmarnock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wharton Grove is a ghost town in Lancaster County, Virginia. It is one of 4 former communities in Lancaster County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wharton Grove as a historical populated place on the Irvington 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 37.6554° N, 76.4555° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIrvington
Elevation16 ft
Nearest living townWeems, VA
Distance to it0.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1779093
Coordinates37.65542, -76.45550

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What's there now

Wharton Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Weems, VA (population 259), about 0.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 16 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 Wharton Grove?

Wharton Grove is in Lancaster County, Virginia, at 37.6554, -76.4555.

How many ghost towns are in Lancaster County?

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

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