Abandoned Record
About Pad
Pad is an extinct town in Roane County, West Virginia. The community took its name from nearby Pad Fork creek.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Pad, 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 Pad is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Pad
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 Walton sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1907 Walton sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Charleston sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Looneyville sheet, 1:24,000 · 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
- 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 Pad
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our West Virginia index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Pad, West Virginia": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7123171.
- USGS GNIS 1740965.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).