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Buckles

Ghost town · Lee County, Virginia

Big Stone Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500)
Big Stone Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Buckles is a ghost town in Lee County, Virginia. It is one of 10 former communities in Lee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Buckles as a historical populated place on the Keokee 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 36.8159° N, 82.9574° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKeokee
Elevation1,858 ft
Nearest living townDryden, VA
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1496498
Coordinates36.81592, -82.95739

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What's there now

Buckles is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dryden, VA (population 545), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,858 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 Buckles?

Buckles is in Lee County, Virginia, at 36.8159, -82.9574.

How many ghost towns are in Lee County?

Lee County, Virginia has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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