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Baylor

Ghost town · Raleigh County, West Virginia

Eccles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Eccles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Baylor is a ghost town in Raleigh County, West Virginia. It is one of 18 former communities in Raleigh County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Baylor as a historical populated place on the Eccles 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 37.7590° N, 81.2940° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEccles
Elevation1,984 ft
Nearest living townLester, WV
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1742663
Coordinates37.75900, -81.29399

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What's there now

Baylor is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lester, WV (population 492), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,984 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Baylor?

Baylor is in Raleigh County, West Virginia, at 37.7590, -81.2940.

How many ghost towns are in Raleigh County?

Raleigh County, West Virginia has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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