Abandoned Record
About Palmer
Palmer is an extinct town in Braxton County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Palmer, 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 Palmer is
Historic maps
11 historic USGS maps cover Palmer
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.
- 1893 Sutton sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1908 Sutton sheet, 1:48,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1908 Sutton sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1910 Sutton Special sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1910 Sutton 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
- 1967 Newville sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Sutton 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 Palmer
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our West Virginia index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Palmer, West Virginia": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q25025310.
- USGS GNIS 1555296.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).