Nuttallburg Ghost Town

Fayette County, West Virginia38.0500, -81.0403

Can you visit?

Private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
3.8 miFayetteville, WV
Mild months
Mar–Nov9 of 12
Elevation
990 ft303 m
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Nuttallburg. No free-licensed photo yet.

Nuttallburg, in Fayette County, West Virginia, is a ghost town. It lies at about 990 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miBeckleyOak HillSummersvilleProsperityBradleyNuttallburg
  • National Park Service
  • Other federal
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Nuttallburg. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Fayetteville, WV, about 3.8 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Roanoke, VA, 80 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District0.1 mi west
  2. Kay Moor1.3 mi west
  3. Elverton1.6 mi south
  4. Fayette2 mi northwest
  5. Boone2.1 mi southeast
  6. Caperton2.1 mi south
  7. Winona2.6 mi east
  8. Newlyn2.8 mi northwest

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

PAD-US lists this spot as privately owned land. Ask the owner before you walk in. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°4223Jan4625Feb5531Mar6840Apr7550May8158Jun8462Jul8361Aug7854Sep6842Oct5633Nov4627DecJan: 3.3 inFeb: 3.0 inMar: 4.2 inApr: 4.3 inMay: 5.0 inJun: 4.7 inJul: 5.9 inAug: 4.2 inSep: 3.6 inOct: 3.1 inNov: 3.1 inDec: 3.7 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to November, judging by NOAA normals from Anstead Hawks Nest Sp.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Anstead Hawks Nest Sp station (USC00460202), 6.5 miles away. About 48.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationFayette County, West Virginia
Coordinates38.05000, -81.04030
Elevation990 ft (303 m)
Also known asNuttallburg, West Virginia, Nuttallburg, WV
SourcesWikidata Q7070565 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Nuttallburg ghost town?

In Fayette County, West Virginia, at 38.0500, -81.0403. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Fayetteville, WV, about 3.8 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Roanoke, VA, 80 miles away.

Can you visit Nuttallburg?

Private land. PAD-US lists this spot as privately owned land. Ask the owner before you walk in. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Nuttallburg?

Mild months here run March to November, judging by NOAA normals from Anstead Hawks Nest Sp.

Are there other ghost towns near Nuttallburg?

Yes. Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District (0.1 mi), Kay Moor (1.3 mi), Elverton (1.6 mi), Fayette (2 mi).

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