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Leona Mines

Ghost town · Lee County, Virginia

Nolansburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500)
Nolansburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Leona Mines 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 Leona Mines as a historical populated place on the Pennington 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 36.8384° N, 83.0241° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePennington Gap
Elevation1,930 ft
Nearest living townSt. Charles, VA
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1496544
Coordinates36.83842, -83.02405

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What's there now

Leona Mines is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Charles, VA (population 84), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,930 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 Leona Mines?

Leona Mines is in Lee County, Virginia, at 36.8384, -83.0241.

How many ghost towns are in Lee County?

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

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