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O'Brien

Ghost town · Barbour County, West Virginia

Philippi quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Philippi quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

O'Brien is a ghost town in Barbour County, West Virginia. It is one of 20 former communities in Barbour County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists O'Brien as a historical populated place on the Audra 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 39.0523° N, 80.0312° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAudra
Elevation1,535 ft
Nearest living townBelington, WV
Distance to it5.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1697140
Coordinates39.05232, -80.03119

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What's there now

O'Brien is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Belington, WV (population 1,843), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,535 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 O'Brien?

O'Brien is in Barbour County, West Virginia, at 39.0523, -80.0312.

How many ghost towns are in Barbour County?

Barbour County, West Virginia has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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