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Clear Creek

Ghost town · Wise County, Virginia

Wise quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
Wise quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clear Creek is a ghost town in Wise County, Virginia. It is one of 9 former communities in Wise County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clear Creek as a historical populated place on the Wise 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 36.9368° N, 82.5904° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWise
Elevation2,171 ft
Nearest living townNorton, VA
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID1496599
Coordinates36.93677, -82.59043

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What's there now

Clear Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Norton, VA (population 3,620), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,171 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 Clear Creek?

Clear Creek is in Wise County, Virginia, at 36.9368, -82.5904.

How many ghost towns are in Wise County?

Wise County, Virginia has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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