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Goodloe

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

Goodloe 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 Goodloe as a historical populated place on the Big Stone Gap 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 36.8612° N, 82.8602° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBig Stone Gap
Elevation2,144 ft
Nearest living townKeokee, VA
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1496520
Coordinates36.86121, -82.86016

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What's there now

Goodloe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Keokee, VA (population 294), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,144 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 Goodloe?

Goodloe is in Lee County, Virginia, at 36.8612, -82.8602.

How many ghost towns are in Lee County?

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

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