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Ghost town · Kanawha County, West Virginia

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

Rand is a ghost town in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It is one of 17 former communities in Kanawha County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rand as a historical populated place on the Newton 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 38.5065° N, 81.2459° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNewton
Elevation645 ft
Nearest living townClendenin, WV
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1741962
Coordinates38.50649, -81.24595

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What's there now

Rand is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clendenin, WV (population 994), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 645 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 Rand?

Rand is in Kanawha County, West Virginia, at 38.5065, -81.2459.

How many ghost towns are in Kanawha County?

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

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