WayfarrowWest Middletown
Ghost town · Washington County, Pennsylvania
West Middletown is a ghost town in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It is one of 2 former communities in Washington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists West Middletown as a historical populated place on the Avella topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.2623° N, 80.4287° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Avella |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 950 ft |
| Nearest living town | Avella, PA |
| Distance to it | 2.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1201496 |
| Coordinates | 40.26229, -80.42868 |
What's there now
West Middletown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Avella, PA (population 702), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 950 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Wilson's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 2.7 mi
- Pine Bank Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 3.8 mi
- Sawhill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 5.7 mi
- Krepps Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 7.5 mi
- Leatherman Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 7.5 mi
- Bowmanghost town · Brooke County · 11.4 mi
- Jeffersonvilleghost town · Jefferson County · 11.5 mi
- Jackson's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 11.6 mi
- Devil's Den, McClurg Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 12 mi
- Blaney Mays Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 12.4 mi
- Shannonghost town · Ohio County · 12.7 mi
- Ralston Freeman Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 13.4 mi
Questions
Where is West Middletown?
West Middletown is in Washington County, Pennsylvania, at 40.2623, -80.4287.
How many ghost towns are in Washington County?
Washington County, Pennsylvania has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.