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Zollman

Ghost town · Rockbridge County, Virginia

Buena Vista quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Buena Vista quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Zollman is a ghost town in Rockbridge County, Virginia. It is one of 3 former communities in Rockbridge County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Zollman as a historical populated place on the Glasgow 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 37.7301° N, 79.4823° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGlasgow
Elevation982 ft
Nearest living townLexington, VA
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1829147
Coordinates37.73013, -79.48226

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What's there now

Zollman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lexington, VA (population 7,420), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 982 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 Zollman?

Zollman is in Rockbridge County, Virginia, at 37.7301, -79.4823.

How many ghost towns are in Rockbridge County?

Rockbridge County, Virginia has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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