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Short

Ghost town · Wise County, Virginia

Pound quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Pound quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Short is a ghost town in Wise County, Virginia. It is one of 9 former communities in Wise County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Short as a historical populated place on the Pound 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 37.1162° N, 82.5768° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePound
Elevation1,600 ft
Nearest living townPound, VA
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1496648
Coordinates37.11621, -82.57682

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What's there now

Short is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pound, VA (population 839), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,600 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 Short?

Short is in Wise County, Virginia, at 37.1162, -82.5768.

How many ghost towns are in Wise County?

Wise County, Virginia has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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