Carvins Cove, Virginia

Carvins Cove was a community in both and , , United States, that was abandoned and subsequently inundated in order to create the Carvins Cove Reservoir by the in the mid–1940s.
Wikipedia
  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,152 feet (351 metres)
  • Description: ghost town in Virginia, United States

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hollins University and Old Tombstone.

University
Photo: Rmj12345, Public domain.
is a private liberal arts university in , United States. is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Carvins Cove, Virginia.

Historic site
Photo: Patriarca12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as the Denton Monument… is situated 2 miles southeast of Carvins Cove, Virginia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oldfields and Hollins.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , United States.

Town
is a census-designated place in and , United States. is situated 1½ miles south of Carvins Cove, Virginia.

Village
is a census-designated place in southern , United States. is situated 3 miles east of Carvins Cove, Virginia.

Carvins Cove, Virginia

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Latitude
37.36952° or 37° 22′ 10″ north
Longitude
-79.95794° or 79° 57′ 29″ west
Open location code
8792929R+RR
Geo­Names ID
4751210
Wiki­data ID
Q5047579

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Carvins Cove, Virginia” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Carvins Cove Dam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كارفينز كوف”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as North Burlington Heights and Buckland Forest.

Nearby Places

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