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Thurmond

Ghost town · Fayette County, West Virginia

Beckley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500)
Beckley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Thurmond is a ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia, recorded as town in Fayette County, West Virginia. It is one of 31 former communities in Fayette County on the federal names register. No county in West Virginia has more among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

At its height the population reached about 5.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Thurmond as a historical populated place: 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 37.9611° N, 81.0817° W.

Key facts

Peak population5
Last recorded population5
Elevation1,106 ft
Nearest living townGatewood, WV
Distance to it3.1 miles
Coordinates37.96110, -81.08170

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What's there now

Thurmond is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gatewood, WV (population 443), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,106 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

en:Thurmond, West Virginia, depot, now a en:National Park Service visitor center, and CR 25/2 bridge over the en:New River.
en:Thurmond, West Virginia, depot, now a en:National Park Service visitor center, and CR 25/2 bridge over the en:New River. · Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Thurmond?

Thurmond is in Fayette County, West Virginia, at 37.9611, -81.0817.

How many ghost towns are in Fayette County?

Fayette County, West Virginia has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.