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Noswad

Ghost town · Mineral County, West Virginia

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

Noswad is a ghost town in Mineral County, West Virginia. It is one of 6 former communities in Mineral County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Noswad as a historical populated place on the Keyser 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 39.4809° N, 78.9261° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKeyser
Elevation775 ft
Nearest living townDawson, MD
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1557053
Coordinates39.48093, -78.92614

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What's there now

Noswad is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dawson, MD (population 42), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 775 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 Noswad?

Noswad is in Mineral County, West Virginia, at 39.4809, -78.9261.

How many ghost towns are in Mineral County?

Mineral County, West Virginia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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