Churchwood
Ghost town · Pulaski County, Virginia

Churchwood is a ghost town in Pulaski County, Virginia. It is one of 4 former communities in Pulaski County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Churchwood as a historical populated place on the Radford North 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 37.2007° N, 80.6095° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Radford North |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,705 ft |
| Nearest living town | Belspring, VA |
| Distance to it | 0.4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1501443 |
| Coordinates | 37.20068, -80.60951 |
What's there now
Churchwood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Belspring, VA (population 191), about 0.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,705 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Goodwins Ferryghost town · Montgomery County · 1.4 mi
- Staytideghost town · Giles County · 6.3 mi
- Wabashghost town · Giles County · 7.4 mi
- Link Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Giles County · 9.2 mi
- Sinking Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Giles County · 9.6 mi
- Sassinghost town · Pulaski County · 11 mi
- Forest Hillsghost town · Montgomery County · 12.1 mi
- Bangsghost town · Montgomery County · 12.2 mi
- Wenonahghost town · Giles County · 12.4 mi
- Montgomery White Sulphur Springsghost town · Montgomery County · 14.5 mi
- Gray Sulphur Springsghost town · Giles County · 16.5 mi
- Altoona Minesghost town · Pulaski County · 16.5 mi
Questions
Where is Churchwood?
Churchwood is in Pulaski County, Virginia, at 37.2007, -80.6095.
How many ghost towns are in Pulaski County?
Pulaski County, Virginia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.