Abandoned Record
About West Virginia
West Virginia is a neighborhood of Mountain Iron, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. It was formally absorbed into the city of Mountain Iron in the 1970s.
This is a site record: what public sources say about West Virginia, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where West Virginia is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover West Virginia
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1951 Virginia sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Hibbing sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Hibbing sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Hibbing sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Hibbing sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1994 Vermillion Lake sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near West Virginia
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Minnesota index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "West Virginia, Minnesota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q18378822.
- USGS GNIS 2123632.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).