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Boswell

Ghost town · Cumberland County, Virginia

Lakeside Village quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500)
Lakeside Village quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Boswell is a ghost town in Cumberland County, Virginia. It is one of 5 former communities in Cumberland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Boswell as a historical populated place on the Lakeside Village 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 37.6965° N, 78.2292° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLakeside Village
Elevation204 ft
Nearest living townColumbia, VA
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1493946
Coordinates37.69653, -78.22917

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What's there now

Boswell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Columbia, VA (population 38), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 204 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 Boswell?

Boswell is in Cumberland County, Virginia, at 37.6965, -78.2292.

How many ghost towns are in Cumberland County?

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

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