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Stringtown

Ghost town · Tucker County, West Virginia

Onego quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
Onego quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stringtown is a ghost town in Tucker County, West Virginia. It is one of 9 former communities in Tucker County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stringtown as a historical populated place on the Laneville 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 38.9890° N, 79.4737° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLaneville
Elevation2,857 ft
Nearest living townHarman, WV
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1689416
Coordinates38.98900, -79.47366

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What's there now

Stringtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Harman, WV (population 116), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,857 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 Stringtown?

Stringtown is in Tucker County, West Virginia, at 38.9890, -79.4737.

How many ghost towns are in Tucker County?

Tucker County, West Virginia has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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