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Mapleton

Ghost town · Hardy County, West Virginia

Moorefield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
Moorefield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mapleton is a ghost town in Hardy County, West Virginia. It is one of 4 former communities in Hardy County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mapleton as a historical populated place on the Moorefield 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 39.1165° N, 78.9331° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMoorefield
Elevation768 ft
Nearest living townMoorefield, WV
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1556850
Coordinates39.11650, -78.93308

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What's there now

Mapleton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Moorefield, WV (population 2,952), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 768 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 Mapleton?

Mapleton is in Hardy County, West Virginia, at 39.1165, -78.9331.

How many ghost towns are in Hardy County?

Hardy County, West Virginia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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