Abandoned Record
About Losie
Losie is an extinct town in Calhoun County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Losie, 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 Losie is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Losie
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.
- 1906 Otter sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1907 Otter sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Charleston sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Charleston sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Charleston sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Charleston sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Chloe sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Ripley 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 Losie
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our West Virginia index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Losie, West Virginia": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q25025263.
- USGS GNIS 1696966.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).