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Willard

Ghost town · Loudoun County, Virginia

Fairfax quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
Fairfax quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Willard is a ghost town in Loudoun County, Virginia. It is one of 5 former communities in Loudoun County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Willard as a historical populated place on the Herndon 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 38.9418° N, 77.4505° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHerndon
Elevation292 ft
Nearest living townSully Square, VA
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1854088
Coordinates38.94185, -77.45049

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What's there now

Willard is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sully Square, VA (population 2,668), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 292 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 Willard?

Willard is in Loudoun County, Virginia, at 38.9418, -77.4505.

How many ghost towns are in Loudoun County?

Loudoun County, Virginia has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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