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Oak Grove

Ghost town · Marion County, West Virginia

Clarksburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500)
Clarksburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oak Grove is a ghost town in Marion County, West Virginia. It is one of 7 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oak Grove as a historical populated place on the Shinnston 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 39.4468° N, 80.2926° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShinnston
Elevation1,269 ft
Nearest living townWorthington, WV
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1956493
Coordinates39.44675, -80.29259

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What's there now

Oak Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Worthington, WV (population 94), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,269 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 Oak Grove?

Oak Grove is in Marion County, West Virginia, at 39.4468, -80.2926.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, West Virginia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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