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Gleason

Ghost town · Mineral County, West Virginia

Elk Garden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500)
Elk Garden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gleason is a ghost town in Mineral County, West Virginia. It is one of 6 former communities in Mineral County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gleason as a historical populated place on the Mount Storm 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 39.3629° N, 79.2173° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMount Storm
Elevation1,763 ft
Nearest living townKitzmiller, MD
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1557043
Coordinates39.36288, -79.21726

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What's there now

Gleason is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kitzmiller, MD (population 192), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,763 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 Gleason?

Gleason is in Mineral County, West Virginia, at 39.3629, -79.2173.

How many ghost towns are in Mineral County?

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

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