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Lowe

Ghost town · Mercer County, West Virginia

Pocahontas Special quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
Pocahontas Special quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lowe is a ghost town in Mercer County, West Virginia. It is one of 12 former communities in Mercer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lowe as a historical populated place on the Crumpler 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 37.4154° N, 81.2679° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCrumpler
Elevation2,400 ft
Nearest living townMatoaka, WV
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1557252
Coordinates37.41539, -81.26788

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What's there now

Lowe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Matoaka, WV (population 92), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,400 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 Lowe?

Lowe is in Mercer County, West Virginia, at 37.4154, -81.2679.

How many ghost towns are in Mercer County?

Mercer County, West Virginia has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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