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Little Wildcat

Ghost town · Lewis County, West Virginia

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

Little Wildcat is a ghost town in Lewis County, West Virginia. It is the only former community in Lewis County recorded on the federal names register, out of 349 across West Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Little Wildcat as a historical populated place on the Walkersville 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 38.7526° N, 80.4401° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWalkersville
Elevation982 ft
Nearest living townRock Cave, WV
Distance to it8.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1728623
Coordinates38.75260, -80.44009

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What's there now

Little Wildcat is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rock Cave, WV (population 364), about 8.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 982 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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