Abandoned Record
About Junta
Junta is a former settlement in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Junta was located on the New River, west of Indian Mills, but no trace of the town remains.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Junta, 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 Junta is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Junta
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.
- 1887 Hinton sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1892 Hinton sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1912 Big Bend sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1914 Big Bend sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Bluefield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Bluefield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Bluefield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Forest Hill sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Lewisburg 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 Junta
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our West Virginia index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Junta, West Virginia": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6314338.
- USGS GNIS 1556937.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).