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Echart

Ghost town · Boone County, West Virginia

Bald Knob quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Bald Knob quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Echart is a ghost town in Boone County, West Virginia. It is one of 2 former communities in Boone County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 40th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Echart as a historical populated place on the Pilot Knob 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 37.8112° N, 81.6137° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePilot Knob
Elevation1,335 ft
Nearest living townKopperston, WV
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1741729
Coordinates37.81122, -81.61372

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What's there now

Echart is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kopperston, WV (population 717), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,335 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 Echart?

Echart is in Boone County, West Virginia, at 37.8112, -81.6137.

How many ghost towns are in Boone County?

Boone County, West Virginia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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