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Ghost town · Pleasants County, West Virginia

Saint Marys quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Saint Marys quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Federal is a ghost town in Pleasants County, West Virginia. It is one of 4 former communities in Pleasants County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Federal as a historical populated place on the Bens Run 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 39.3926° N, 81.0868° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBens Run
Elevation1,073 ft
Nearest living townSt. Marys, WV
Distance to it6.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1678514
Coordinates39.39258, -81.08678

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What's there now

Federal is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Marys, WV (population 2,178), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,073 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 Federal?

Federal is in Pleasants County, West Virginia, at 39.3926, -81.0868.

How many ghost towns are in Pleasants County?

Pleasants County, West Virginia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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