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Virginia City

Ghost town · Okanogan County, Washington

Brewster quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Brewster quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Virginia City is a ghost town in Okanogan County, Washington. It is one of 13 former communities in Okanogan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Virginia City as a historical populated place on the Brewster 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 48.0901° N, 119.7809° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBrewster
Elevation797 ft
Nearest living townBrewster, WA
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1530591
Coordinates48.09014, -119.78089

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What's there now

Virginia City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brewster, WA (population 1,737), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 797 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 Virginia City?

Virginia City is in Okanogan County, Washington, at 48.0901, -119.7809.

How many ghost towns are in Okanogan County?

Okanogan County, Washington has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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