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Yantus

Ghost town · Logan County, West Virginia

Holden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Holden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yantus is a ghost town in Logan County, West Virginia. It is one of 2 former communities in Logan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Yantus as a historical populated place on the Chapmanville 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 37.9648° N, 82.0585° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChapmanville
Elevation660 ft
Nearest living townChapmanville, WV
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1742645
Coordinates37.96482, -82.05846

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What's there now

Yantus is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chapmanville, WV (population 1,005), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 660 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 Yantus?

Yantus is in Logan County, West Virginia, at 37.9648, -82.0585.

How many ghost towns are in Logan County?

Logan County, West Virginia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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