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Oldtown

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

Oldtown 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 Oldtown as a historical populated place on the Cheshire 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 38.9009° N, 82.0801° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCheshire
Elevation609 ft
Nearest living townCheshire, OH
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1560276
Coordinates38.90091, -82.08014

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What's there now

Oldtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cheshire, OH (population 95), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 609 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 Oldtown?

Oldtown is in Mason County, West Virginia, at 38.9009, -82.0801.

How many ghost towns are in Mason County?

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

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