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Mill Run

Ghost town · Tucker County, West Virginia

Parsons quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
Parsons quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mill Run is a ghost town in Tucker County, West Virginia. It is one of 9 former communities in Tucker County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mill Run as a historical populated place on the Mozark Mountain 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 39.0148° N, 79.5467° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMozark Mountain
Elevation1,897 ft
Nearest living townHendricks, WV
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1689383
Coordinates39.01483, -79.54672

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What's there now

Mill Run is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hendricks, WV (population 391), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,897 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 Mill Run?

Mill Run is in Tucker County, West Virginia, at 39.0148, -79.5467.

How many ghost towns are in Tucker County?

Tucker County, West Virginia has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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