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Montgomery White Sulphur Springs

Ghost town · Montgomery County, Virginia

Blacksburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
Blacksburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Montgomery White Sulphur Springs 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 Montgomery White Sulphur Springs as a historical populated place on the Ironto 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 37.1704° N, 80.3484° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIronto
Elevation1,554 ft
Nearest living townChristiansburg, VA
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1674636
Coordinates37.17041, -80.34838

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What's there now

Montgomery White Sulphur Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Christiansburg, VA (population 22,820), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,554 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 Montgomery White Sulphur Springs?

Montgomery White Sulphur Springs is in Montgomery County, Virginia, at 37.1704, -80.3484.

How many ghost towns are in Montgomery County?

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

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