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Riverside

Ghost town · Mineral County, West Virginia

Frostburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1898, 1:62,500)
Frostburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1898, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Riverside is a ghost town in Mineral County, West Virginia. It is one of 6 former communities in Mineral County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Riverside as a historical populated place on the Cresaptown 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 39.5770° N, 78.8231° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCresaptown
Elevation658 ft
Nearest living townCresaptown, MD
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1717904
Coordinates39.57703, -78.82308

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What's there now

Riverside is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cresaptown, MD (population 5,238), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 658 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 Riverside?

Riverside is in Mineral County, West Virginia, at 39.5770, -78.8231.

How many ghost towns are in Mineral County?

Mineral County, West Virginia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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