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Goodwins Ferry

Ghost town · Montgomery County, Virginia

Radford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500)
Radford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Goodwins Ferry is a ghost town in Montgomery County, Virginia. It is one of 5 former communities in Montgomery County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Goodwins Ferry 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 37.2212° N, 80.6109° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRadford North
Elevation1,674 ft
Nearest living townParrott, VA
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1674564
Coordinates37.22124, -80.61089

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What's there now

Goodwins Ferry is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Parrott, VA (population 414), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,674 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 Goodwins Ferry?

Goodwins Ferry is in Montgomery County, Virginia, at 37.2212, -80.6109.

How many ghost towns are in Montgomery County?

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

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