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Sunset

Ghost town · Pocahontas County, West Virginia

Warm Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500)
Warm Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sunset is a ghost town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. It is one of 3 former communities in Pocahontas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sunset as a historical populated place on the Minnehaha Springs 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 38.2001° N, 79.9442° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMinnehaha Springs
Elevation2,431 ft
Nearest living townHuntersville, WV
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID1728170
Coordinates38.20012, -79.94423

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What's there now

Sunset is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Huntersville, WV (population 22), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,431 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 Sunset?

Sunset is in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, at 38.2001, -79.9442.

How many ghost towns are in Pocahontas County?

Pocahontas County, West Virginia has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.