West Overton

Ghost town · Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Connellsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

West Overton is a ghost town in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, recorded as human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America. It is one of 4 former communities in Westmoreland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists West Overton as a historical populated place: 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 40.1164° N, 79.5664° W.

Key facts

Elevation	1,078 ft
Nearest living town	Scottdale, PA
Distance to it	1.5 miles
Coordinates	40.11639, -79.56639

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What's there now

West Overton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Scottdale, PA (population 4,392), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,078 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Southeastern front of the former Christian S. Overholt Store and House, located along Frick Avenue in West Overton, an unincorporated community in East Huntingd · Martin Stupich / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

Nearby places

Bells Mills Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Westmoreland County · 10.4 mi
Blackburn
ghost town · Westmoreland County · 14 mi
Sandy Hill
ghost town · Fayette County · 18 mi
Barronvale Bridge
covered bridge · Somerset County · 19.3 mi
King's Bridge
covered bridge · Somerset County · 19.9 mi
Lower Humbert Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Somerset County · 23.1 mi
Henry Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Washington County · 24.5 mi
Ebenezer Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Washington County · 25.6 mi
Cerl Wright Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Washington County · 25.7 mi
Walter's Mill Bridge
covered bridge · Somerset County · 26.1 mi
Carmichaels Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Greene County · 26.5 mi
Cokeville
ghost town · Westmoreland County · 26.6 mi

Questions

Where is West Overton?

West Overton is in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, at 40.1164, -79.5664.

How many ghost towns are in Westmoreland County?

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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