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Sign Pine

Ghost town · Chesapeake (city) County, Virginia

Moyock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Moyock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sign Pine is a ghost town in Chesapeake (city) County, Virginia. It is the only former community in Chesapeake (city) County recorded on the federal names register, out of 279 across Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sign Pine as a historical populated place on the Fentress 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 36.6338° N, 76.2435° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFentress
Elevation11 ft
Nearest living townChesapeake, VA
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1495178
Coordinates36.63376, -76.24355

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What's there now

Sign Pine is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chesapeake, VA (population 251,153), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 11 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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