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Billie

Ghost town · Mercer County, West Virginia

Bluefield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Bluefield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Billie is a ghost town in Mercer County, West Virginia. It is one of 12 former communities in Mercer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Billie as a historical populated place on the Princeton 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 37.3182° N, 81.1123° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePrinceton
Elevation2,479 ft
Nearest living townPrinceton, WV
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1557124
Coordinates37.31817, -81.11231

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What's there now

Billie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Princeton, WV (population 5,780), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,479 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 Billie?

Billie is in Mercer County, West Virginia, at 37.3182, -81.1123.

How many ghost towns are in Mercer County?

Mercer County, West Virginia has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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