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List of ghost towns in Virginia
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This is an incomplete
List of
ghost towns
in
Virginia
.
Ghost Towns
Bigler's Mill
(
York County
)
Ca Ira
(
Cumberland County
)
[
1
]
Canada
(
Charlottesville
)
Carvins Cove
[
2
]
Colchester, Virginia
Elko Tract
[
3
]
Falling Creek
Hanover Town
Henricus
Hickory Ridge
Howrytown
Jamestown
Joplin
[
4
]
Kopp
[
5
]
Lackey
[
6
]
Lignite
Lorraine
Magruder
Matildaville
South Lowell
Warwick
Westham
Notes and references
↑
Gomez, Kelly (January 22, 2025).
"All That's Left of a Virginia Village With an Unusual Name -"
.
Forgotten South
. Retrieved
November 10,
2025
.
↑
Harris, Nelson (March 5, 2020).
"The Lost Community of Carvins Cove"
.
TheRoanoker.com
. Retrieved
November 10,
2025
.
↑
"The Lost City"
.
Henrico Monthly
. Archived from
the original
on December 20, 2017
. Retrieved
November 10,
2025
.
↑
"A Town Called Joplin"
.
Historic Joplin
. October 28, 2010
. Retrieved
November 10,
2025
.
↑
"The Lost Community of Kopp, Virginia Historical Marker"
.
The Historical Marker Database
. Retrieved
November 10,
2025
.
↑
"YORK/POQUOSON HERITAGE: LACKEY, THE 'LOST TOWN'
"
.
The Virginian-Pilot
. February 22, 2008
. Retrieved
November 10,
2025
.
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