Wayfarrow

Hiser

Ghost town · Grant County, West Virginia

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

Hiser is a ghost town in Grant County, West Virginia. It is one of 3 former communities in Grant County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hiser as a historical populated place on the Petersburg East 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 38.9626° N, 79.1153° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePetersburg East
Elevation956 ft
Nearest living townPetersburg, WV
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1557010
Coordinates38.96261, -79.11531

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Hiser is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Petersburg, WV (population 3,172), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 956 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Hiser?

Hiser is in Grant County, West Virginia, at 38.9626, -79.1153.

How many ghost towns are in Grant County?

Grant County, West Virginia has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

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.