List of ghost towns in West Virginia
There are many ghost towns in West Virginia ,[ 1] some of which were created and abandoned as part of the "boom and bust" economy of coal mining industry.[ 2]
List
Algoma , in McDowell County
Ames , in Fayette County
Bachman , in Fayette County
Bartley , in McDowell County
Beartown , in McDowell County
Beury , in Fayette County
Big Sandy , in McDowell County
Black Wolf , in McDowell County
Blue Sulphur Springs , in Greenbrier County
Boone , in Fayette County
Brink , in Greenbrier County
Brooklyn , in Fayette County
Brown , in Fayette County
Caperton , in Fayette County
Carbondale , in Fayette County
Carlisle , in Fayette County
Carver , in Fayette County
Cinderella , in Mingo County
Concho , in Fayette County
Crescent , in Fayette County
Cunard , in Fayette County
Derryhale , in Fayette County
Devon , in Mingo County
Dimmock , in Fayette County
Dunloup , in Fayette County
Eagle , in Fayette County
Elverton , in Fayette County
Emmett , in Logan County
Ennis , in McDowell County
Erskine , in Fayette County
Faraday , in McDowell County
Fayette , in Fayette County
Fire Creek , in Fayette County
Freed , in Calhoun County
Gad , in Nicholas County , submerged under Summersville Lake
Gamoca , in Fayette County
Gaymont , in Fayette County
Gilliam , in McDowell County
Glade , in Fayette County
Glen Alum , in Mingo County
Goodwill , in Mercer County
Harewood , in Fayette County
Hawks Nest , in Fayette County
Honeydew , in Fayette County
Ingram Branch , in Fayette County
Jacobs Fork , in McDowell County
Jerryville , in Webster County
Kay Moor , in Fayette County
Kilsyth , in Fayette County
Kingston , in Fayette County
Krollitz , in McDowell County
Landgraff , in McDowell County
Landisburg , in Fayette County
Layland , in Fayette County
Lex , in McDowell County
Lobelia , in Pocahontas County
Long Branch , in Fayette County
Lookout , in Fayette County
Lynn , in Mingo County
Mahan , in Fayette County
Marting , in Fayette County
McDunn , in Fayette County
Meadow Fork , in Fayette County
Micajah, West Virginia , in Mercer County
Michigan , in Fayette County
Milburn , in Fayette County
Mohawk , in McDowell County
New Thacker , in Mingo County
Newlyn , in Fayette County
Nuttallburg , in Fayette County
Old Gauley , in Fayette County
Pando
Panther , in McDowell County
Pearlytown
Pennbrook , in Fayette County
Putney , in Kanawha County
Ream , in McDowell County
Red Ash , in Fayette County
Royal , in Raleigh County
Rush Run , in Fayette County
Rutherford , in Ritchie County
Sewell , in Fayette County [ 3] [ 4]
Stiltner in Wayne County . Submerged under East Lynn Lake . [ 5]
Stone House , in Taylor County
Stotesbury , in Raleigh County
Sun , in Fayette County
Sunnyside , in Fayette County
Superior , in McDowell County
Thirty-One Camp
Thurmond , in Fayette County [ 6] [ 3] [ 4]
Turkey Knob , in Fayette County
Vanetta , in Fayette County
Virginius Island
Volcano , in Wood County
War Eagle , in Mingo County
Westerly , in Fayette County
Whitney , in Fayette County
Willis Branch , in Fayette County
Wilmore , in McDowell County
Wyndal , in Fayette County
Wyoming , in Wyoming County
Yerba , in McDowell County
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