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Jefferson

Ghost town · Powhatan County, Virginia

Goochland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000)
Goochland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jefferson is a ghost town in Powhatan County, Virginia. It is the only former community in Powhatan County recorded on the federal names register, out of 279 across Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jefferson as a historical populated place on the Goochland 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 37.6296° N, 77.9481° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGoochland
Elevation166 ft
Nearest living townGoochland, VA
Distance to it5.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1674220
Coordinates37.62959, -77.94805

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What's there now

Jefferson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Goochland, VA (population 1,301), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 166 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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