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Lilly

Ghost town · Summers County, West Virginia

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

Lilly is a ghost town in Summers County, West Virginia. It is one of 8 former communities in Summers County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lilly as a historical populated place on the Pipestem 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 37.5835° N, 80.9748° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePipestem
Nearest living townGhent, WV
Distance to it7.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1556946
Coordinates37.58345, -80.97481

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What's there now

Lilly is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ghent, WV (population 363), about 7.6 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Lilly?

Lilly is in Summers County, West Virginia, at 37.5835, -80.9748.

How many ghost towns are in Summers County?

Summers County, West Virginia has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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