Basic City, Virginia
In August 1923, Basic City consolidated with the adjacent Town of Waynesboro, which had been formed in 1798 following a vote by the two towns. The new name for the town was Waynesboro-Basic. It was renamed "Waynesboro" the following year by the general assembly of Virginia during their 1924 session.
In 1948, the Town of Waynesboro became an independent city. However, Basic City had become one of the "Lost Towns" of Virginia. In modern times, only a handful of buildings and businesses bear the Basic name. One of them is the Basic City Luncheonette. The city-owned Basic Park is another. The Basic City Beer Company is a recent enterprise set up in the east end of the otherwise-vacant former Virginia Metalcrafters fabrication complex. At least one church, Basic United Methodist Church (BUMc) has long had the word Basic in its name.
38°04′15″N 78°52′27″W / 38.07083°N 78.87417°W