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Brittain

Ghost town · Taylor County, West Virginia

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

Brittain is a ghost town in Taylor County, West Virginia. It is one of 6 former communities in Taylor County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brittain as a historical populated place on the Fairmont East 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 39.3793° N, 80.0517° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFairmont East
Elevation1,033 ft
Nearest living townGrafton, WV
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1689769
Coordinates39.37926, -80.05174

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What's there now

Brittain is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grafton, WV (population 4,671), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,033 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 Brittain?

Brittain is in Taylor County, West Virginia, at 39.3793, -80.0517.

How many ghost towns are in Taylor County?

Taylor County, West Virginia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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