Lignite, Virginia

Lignite
Unincorporated area
Lignite Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Coordinates: 37°37′38″N 79°59′54″W / 37.62722°N 79.99833°W / 37.62722; -79.99833Coordinates: 37°37′38″N 79°59′54″W / 37.62722°N 79.99833°W / 37.62722; -79.99833
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Botetourt
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Lignite is a ghost town in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. A former lignite coal mining town, it consisted of a company store, churches, and a main street theater. It was abandoned in 1890 after ore demands dropped. It has very few remains and is now a part of the Jefferson National Forest.

The remains of a chimney, covered in brush

References

Municipalities and communities of Botetourt County, Virginia, United States

County seat: Fincastle

Towns	Buchanan Fincastle Troutville

CDPs	Blue Ridge Cloverdale Daleville Hollins‡ Laymantown

Unincorporated communities	Alpine Amsterdam Arcadia Baldwin Bessemer Botetourt East British Woods Coyner Springs Daggers Springs Dillon Eagle Rock Flatwoods Fork Mountain Gala Glebe Mills Glen Wilton Greyledge Haden Harvey Haymakertown Heatherstone Hipes Howell Mills Knollwood Kyles Mills Lignite Lithia Lone Star Mount Union Munford Nace Oldfields Oriskany Owens Parr Peachtree Pico Rainbow Forest Rocky Point Salisbury Solitude Spec Springwood Stepping Stone Strom Surber Trinity Webster

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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