Ghost Towns in West Virginia

On the map

123 ghost towns

17% sit on public land · 11 with a free-licensed photo

National Forest 1
National Park Service 12
Other federal 6
State 2
Private or unlisted 102

Illustration of a south landscape — Illustration of the most common landscape type among West Virginia's ghost towns.

The largest share, 102 of 123, sits on land missing from the public lands database, which usually means private property: look from the road unless the owner says otherwise. Each town page has the land manager, monthly weather and the nearest open town.

National Forest 1
National Park Service 12
Other federal 6
State 2
Private or unlisted 102

Each dot is a ghost town, colored by who manages the land at its location. Labels mark the most searched. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.