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Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District

Ghost town · Fayette County, West Virginia

Fayetteville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500)
Fayetteville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District is a ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia, recorded as human settlement in West Virginia, United States of America. It is one of 31 former communities in Fayette County on the federal names register. No county in West Virginia has more among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District as a historical populated place: 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 38.0505° N, 81.0425° W.

Key facts

Elevation963 ft
Nearest living townGarten, WV
Distance to it2 miles
Coordinates38.05052, -81.04252

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What's there now

Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Garten, WV (population 234), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 963 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 0700
This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 0700 · Bestbudbrian / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District?

Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District is in Fayette County, West Virginia, at 38.0505, -81.0425.

How many ghost towns are in Fayette County?

Fayette County, West Virginia has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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