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Wolfrun

Ghost town · Washington County, Virginia

Wallace quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000)
Wallace quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wolfrun as a historical populated place on the Wallace 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 36.6968° N, 82.2482° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWallace
Elevation1,668 ft
Nearest living townMendota, VA
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1498374
Coordinates36.69677, -82.24819

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What's there now

Wolfrun is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mendota, VA (population 125), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,668 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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