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Mercers Saltworks

Ghost town · Summers County, West Virginia

Peterstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Peterstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mercers Saltworks is a ghost town in Summers County, West Virginia. It is one of 8 former communities in Summers County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mercers Saltworks as a historical populated place on the Lerona 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 37.4826° N, 80.8784° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLerona
Elevation1,467 ft
Nearest living townPeterstown, WV
Distance to it7.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1556951
Coordinates37.48262, -80.87842

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What's there now

Mercers Saltworks is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Peterstown, WV (population 657), about 7.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,467 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 Mercers Saltworks?

Mercers Saltworks is in Summers County, West Virginia, at 37.4826, -80.8784.

How many ghost towns are in Summers County?

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

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