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Stokes

Ghost town · Goochland County, Virginia

Lakeside Village quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500)
Lakeside Village quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stokes as a historical populated place on the Cartersville 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 37.6549° N, 78.0447° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCartersville
Elevation186 ft
Nearest living townGoochland, VA
Distance to it8.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1674331
Coordinates37.65487, -78.04472

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What's there now

Stokes is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Goochland, VA (population 1,301), about 8.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 186 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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