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Sancho

Ghost town · Tyler County, West Virginia

West Union quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
West Union quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sancho is a ghost town in Tyler County, West Virginia. It is the only former community in Tyler County recorded on the federal names register, out of 349 across West Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sancho as a historical populated place on the Middlebourne 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 39.4326° N, 80.9276° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMiddlebourne
Elevation736 ft
Nearest living townMiddlebourne, WV
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1678688
Coordinates39.43258, -80.92761

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What's there now

Sancho is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Middlebourne, WV (population 895), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 736 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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