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Locust Lane

Ghost town · Mason County, West Virginia

Point Pleasant quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
Point Pleasant quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Locust Lane is a ghost town in Mason County, West Virginia. It is one of 8 former communities in Mason County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Locust Lane as a historical populated place on the Addison 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 38.8834° N, 82.1318° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAddison
Elevation565 ft
Nearest living townPoint Pleasant, WV
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1560245
Coordinates38.88341, -82.13181

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What's there now

Locust Lane is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Point Pleasant, WV (population 4,009), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 565 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 Locust Lane?

Locust Lane is in Mason County, West Virginia, at 38.8834, -82.1318.

How many ghost towns are in Mason County?

Mason County, West Virginia has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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