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Sandy

Ghost town · Taylor County, West Virginia

Thornton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Thornton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sandy is a ghost town in Taylor County, West Virginia. It is one of 6 former communities in Taylor County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sandy as a historical populated place on the Thornton 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 39.2698° N, 79.9620° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleThornton
Elevation1,050 ft
Nearest living townGrafton, WV
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1689905
Coordinates39.26982, -79.96202

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What's there now

Sandy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grafton, WV (population 4,671), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,050 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 Sandy?

Sandy is in Taylor County, West Virginia, at 39.2698, -79.9620.

How many ghost towns are in Taylor County?

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

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