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Manganese

Ghost town · Wood County, West Virginia

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

Manganese is a ghost town in Wood County, West Virginia. It is one of 17 former communities in Wood County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Manganese as a historical populated place on the Pond Creek 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 39.1237° N, 81.6596° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePond Creek
Elevation656 ft
Nearest living townHockingport, OH
Distance to it6.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1560436
Coordinates39.12369, -81.65957

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What's there now

Manganese is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hockingport, OH (population 108), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 656 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 Manganese?

Manganese is in Wood County, West Virginia, at 39.1237, -81.6596.

How many ghost towns are in Wood County?

Wood County, West Virginia has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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