WayfarrowEl Centro
Ghost town · Mercer County, West Virginia
El Centro 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 El Centro as a historical populated place on the Bluefield 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 37.3210° N, 81.1368° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Bluefield |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,447 ft |
| Nearest living town | Princeton, WV |
| Distance to it | 4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1557182 |
| Coordinates | 37.32095, -81.13676 |
What's there now
El Centro is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Princeton, WV (population 5,780), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,447 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Billieghost town · Mercer County · 1.4 mi
- Crusherghost town · Mercer County · 3.1 mi
- Bethelghost town · Mercer County · 3.8 mi
- Blakeghost town · Mercer County · 3.9 mi
- East Riverghost town · Mercer County · 6.3 mi
- Stengelghost town · Mercer County · 8.3 mi
- Abbs Valleyghost town · Mercer County · 9.2 mi
- Loweghost town · Mercer County · 9.7 mi
- Ruthghost town · Mercer County · 11.3 mi
- Widemouthghost town · Mercer County · 11.7 mi
- Algonquinghost town · Mercer County · 12.8 mi
- Stange Minesghost town · Bland County · 13.8 mi
Questions
Where is El Centro?
El Centro is in Mercer County, West Virginia, at 37.3210, -81.1368.
How many ghost towns are in Mercer County?
Mercer County, West Virginia has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.