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Greenwood

Ghost town · Fayette County, West Virginia

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

Greenwood is a ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia. It is one of 31 former communities in Fayette County on the federal names register. No county in West Virginia has more among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Greenwood as a historical populated place on the Danese 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 37.8787° N, 80.9879° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDanese
Elevation2,458 ft
Nearest living townPrince, WV
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1556112
Coordinates37.87873, -80.98787

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What's there now

Greenwood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Prince, WV (population 34), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,458 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 Greenwood?

Greenwood is in Fayette County, West Virginia, at 37.8787, -80.9879.

How many ghost towns are in Fayette County?

Fayette County, West Virginia has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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