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Marsailles

Ghost town · Halifax County, Virginia

South Boston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500)
South Boston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Marsailles as a historical populated place on the South Boston 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 36.6829° N, 78.9831° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSouth Boston
Elevation338 ft
Nearest living townSouth Boston, VA
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1496727
Coordinates36.68292, -78.98307

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What's there now

Marsailles is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is South Boston, VA (population 7,896), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 338 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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