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Wilder

Ghost town · Russell County, Virginia

Bucu quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Bucu quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wilder is a ghost town in Russell County, Virginia. It is one of 6 former communities in Russell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wilder as a historical populated place on the Duty 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 37.0115° N, 82.2182° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDuty
Elevation2,289 ft
Nearest living townDante, VA
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1497589
Coordinates37.01150, -82.21819

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What's there now

Wilder is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dante, VA (population 588), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,289 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 Wilder?

Wilder is in Russell County, Virginia, at 37.0115, -82.2182.

How many ghost towns are in Russell County?

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

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