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Leo

Ghost town · Roane County, West Virginia

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

Leo is a ghost town in Roane County, West Virginia. It is one of 13 former communities in Roane County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Leo as a historical populated place on the Walton 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 38.7443° N, 81.4171° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWalton
Elevation867 ft
Nearest living townSpencer, WV
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1740933
Coordinates38.74426, -81.41707

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What's there now

Leo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Spencer, WV (population 2,137), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 867 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 Leo?

Leo is in Roane County, West Virginia, at 38.7443, -81.4171.

How many ghost towns are in Roane County?

Roane County, West Virginia has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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