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Whitby

Ghost town · Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Bracey quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Bracey quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Whitby is a ghost town in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It is one of 3 former communities in Mecklenburg County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Whitby as a historical populated place on the Bracey 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 36.6168° N, 78.2083° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBracey
Elevation260 ft
Nearest living townBracey, VA
Distance to it5.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1500846
Coordinates36.61681, -78.20833

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What's there now

Whitby is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bracey, VA (population 1,243), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 260 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 Whitby?

Whitby is in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, at 36.6168, -78.2083.

How many ghost towns are in Mecklenburg County?

Mecklenburg County, Virginia has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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