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Carney

Ghost town · Kanawha County, West Virginia

Kenna quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Kenna quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carney is a ghost town in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It is one of 17 former communities in Kanawha County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carney as a historical populated place on the Romance 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 38.5509° N, 81.5860° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRomance
Elevation675 ft
Nearest living townSissonville, WV
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1741859
Coordinates38.55093, -81.58596

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What's there now

Carney is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sissonville, WV (population 2,706), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 675 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 Carney?

Carney is in Kanawha County, West Virginia, at 38.5509, -81.5860.

How many ghost towns are in Kanawha County?

Kanawha County, West Virginia has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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