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Alum Springs

Ghost town · Greenbrier County, West Virginia

White Sulphur Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500)
White Sulphur Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Alum Springs is a ghost town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It is one of 7 former communities in Greenbrier County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Alum Springs as a historical populated place on the White Sulphur Springs 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 37.8615° N, 80.3726° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhite Sulphur Springs
Elevation2,330 ft
Nearest living townLewisburg, WV
Distance to it4.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1556240
Coordinates37.86151, -80.37257

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What's there now

Alum Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lewisburg, WV (population 3,871), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,330 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 Alum Springs?

Alum Springs is in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, at 37.8615, -80.3726.

How many ghost towns are in Greenbrier County?

Greenbrier County, West Virginia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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