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Sturgeon Branch

Ghost town · Fayette County, West Virginia

Meadow Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Meadow Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sturgeon Branch is a ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia. It is one of 31 former communities in Fayette County on the federal names register. No county in West Virginia has more among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sturgeon Branch as a historical populated place on the Rainelle 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 37.9379° N, 80.8179° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRainelle
Elevation2,430 ft
Nearest living townRainelle, WV
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1559374
Coordinates37.93789, -80.81787

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What's there now

Sturgeon Branch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rainelle, WV (population 1,334), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,430 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 Sturgeon Branch?

Sturgeon Branch is in Fayette County, West Virginia, at 37.9379, -80.8179.

How many ghost towns are in Fayette County?

Fayette County, West Virginia has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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