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Stengel

Ghost town · Mercer County, West Virginia

Peterstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Peterstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stengel is a ghost town in Mercer County, West Virginia. It is one of 12 former communities in Mercer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stengel as a historical populated place on the Oakvale 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 37.3301° N, 80.9862° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOakvale
Elevation2,132 ft
Nearest living townOakvale, WV
Distance to it0.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1557341
Coordinates37.33012, -80.98620

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What's there now

Stengel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oakvale, WV (population 232), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,132 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 Stengel?

Stengel is in Mercer County, West Virginia, at 37.3301, -80.9862.

How many ghost towns are in Mercer County?

Mercer County, West Virginia has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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