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Shanklin

Ghost town · Bath County, Virginia

Warm Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500)
Warm Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shanklin is a ghost town in Bath County, Virginia. It is one of 6 former communities in Bath County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shanklin as a historical populated place on the Mountain Grove 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 38.0173° N, 79.9187° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMountain Grove
Elevation1,706 ft
Nearest living townHot Springs, VA
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1690046
Coordinates38.01735, -79.91867

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What's there now

Shanklin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hot Springs, VA (population 540), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,706 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 Shanklin?

Shanklin is in Bath County, Virginia, at 38.0173, -79.9187.

How many ghost towns are in Bath County?

Bath County, Virginia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.